Lawyers Read Riot Act For Calling January 6 A ‘Riot’ — See Generally

White House Cracks Down On DOJ Lawyers Calling January 6 A ‘Riot’: Two suspended for declining to refer to it as “enthusiastic tourism.”

Hot Dog!: An IRS attorney sidelined by the shutdown has opened a hot dog stand. You’d better believe he’s deducting that.

Biglaw Still Believes In Working From Home… That’s What Saturdays Are For: Another firm announces a four-day in-office mandate starting in 2026.

Government Lawyers Just Accept The Premise That Trump Will Serve A Third Term: Oral argument casually tosses out that Trump will leave office in ‘three years or in seven years.”

Comey Asks To Get Case Against Him Tossed Because It’s Very Stupid: The former FBI director gives judge multiple reasons to end this nonsense.

Public Service Legal Work Too Woke For Loan Forgiveness: New Department of Education rule doesn’t explicitly target public interest lawyers, but it’s hard to see how their work survives the new language in the loan program crackdown.

The Billable Hour, The Clock Tolls For Thee:: The rumors of the billable hour’s demise have historically been exaggerated, but AI presents problems that aren’t easily avoided.

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