Morning Docket: 12.17.25 - Above the Law
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Morning Docket: 12.17.25 - Above the Law
"Harvard morgue manager sentenced to 8 years. This case has gone on forever... the legal fees must have cost him an arm and a leg. [ WCVB]"
"Supreme Court Shameless Audition Update: Judge Thapar pens gratuitous separate opinion in gun case arguing that the Constitution doesn't apply to immigrants. [ Reuters]"
"Company publicly trying to abandon its former name files trademark suit against new company trying to use the name. [ Law360]"
"Lawmakers noticing that Brad Bondi's clients keep getting good deals from the DOJ. [ Punchbowl News]"
Minority law school enrollment is declining at most institutions, indicating shifts in applicant demographics and pipeline challenges. A Harvard morgue manager received an eight-year sentence after a protracted legal saga that likely generated substantial legal costs. Observers report that clients of attorney Brad Bondi repeatedly obtain favorable outcomes from the Department of Justice. Lawyers were fined for relying on hallucinated claims in an OnlyFans-related case, highlighting AI-related evidentiary problems. Reviving cross-examination techniques is proposed as a remedy for AI hallucinations. The DOJ seeks to refer the Maurene Comey matter to a Merit Board. A company that publicly abandoned its former name has filed a trademark suit against a new user. A Supreme Court opinion by Judge Thapar argued that constitutional protections do not apply to immigrants.
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