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The week in appellate news.

From the "antitrust-enforcers"-in-name-only dept

* Goldman Sachs Chief Legal Officer Kathy Ruemmler announces resignation amidst Epstein fallout. [Above the Law] * Kirkland ends its concierge service that acted as personal assistants for associates. [Legal Cheek] * Donald Trump takes the position that he's too busy as president to be sued. He also takes the position that he has plenty of time to file lawsuits against others. [Reuters] * AI won't automatically make legal services cheaper. I'll go one better... it won't make them cheaper in any event. [Lawfare] * Apple cleared of patent infringement. [Law360] * Antitrust chief out as right-wing activists gain upper hand in pushing megamergers for their clients. [National Law Journal] * Fun with patents... the human launcher! [Lowering the Bar] * Analysis shows there's now effectively no laws against pollution in the United States. [The Guardian]

The Epstein reckoning spreads.

Trump's Bad Legal Takes Still Have Efficacy: Legal losses haven't stopped the bullying from working on some firms. Pose! Prosecute! Pose!: Jeanine Pirro hired her photographer buddy for a very prestigious side hustle. Pam Bondi Brings Up The Dow Jones Instead Of Her Job: Here are the highlights from the shameful bait and switch. Pour One Out For Mansfield: Biglaw would rather give up on diversity than court the Trump administration's ire. Small Firm Leans In To AI: Costs are down and profits are up!

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The FDA’s refuse-to-file letter cited no safety or efficacy concerns for Moderna’s influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010. The company said the agency’s justification for refusing a review is inconsistent with guidance given prior to the start of Phase 3 testing.

* Lawmakers grilled Pam Bondi over the DOJ cover-up of the Epstein files, which included both improper redactions of perpetrators and illegal disclosures of victims. Bondi responded by yelling a lot. [Reuters] * The last remaining enforcement attorney in the Chicago CFTC office resigned. It's like the movie The Purge except for pork belly futures. [Barrons] * Prosecutor who left Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office joins the Don Lemon defense team. [ABA Journal] * Trump fires the official U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York to continue using the guy squatting on the job with no lawful authority. They say "no person is illegal," but then how do you explain John Sarcone? [New York Law Journal] * Increasingly irate that the public hates him, Donald Trump started threatening to sue the media for reporting his polling numbers. So Gallup is going to stop polling. [The Hill] * Tom Goldstein testifies to losing millions on poker in 2016. [Law360] * Clients are figuring out what we already told them -- law firms aren't going to pass on AI savings. [Artificial Lawyer]

US officials say they hope the talks spur greater transparency from China in particular about satellite operations.

* Trump administration tried to indict lawmakers who accurately described the military's obligation to not follow illegal orders. Jeanine Pirro couldn't get a grand jury would indict. [NY Post] * Accreditation function looks to become even more autonomous from rest of ABA. [Law.com] * FBI raid on Georgia elections facility included government sharing classified intelligence data with crackpot lawyer rehashing debunked claims. [Politico] * Judge Rakoff rules that materials that the defendant shared with attorneys were not privileged and confidential because they were created with assistance from a third-party AI service. [Law360] * The Eastern District of Virginia takes another hit as white-collar chief bolts to start own firm. [Bloomberg Law News] * Law professors argue that states should be able to write their own labor laws. [The Hill]

Perkins Coie Considers Paying Partners To Stay: Will retention bonuses prevent them from bleeding out? Top Attorney At Goldman Wants To Minimize Epstein Connections: Thousands in gifts and sweet nicknames suggest more than just a professional relationship, no? Cooley Chills Out The Early Recruitment Frenzy: Law students are thankful! Thousands Of Law Students Call For The Federal Officer Accountability Act: Strengthening the Constitution takes a lot of support! FAMU Law Puts The Black Back In Black History Month: They got a little too overzealous with legal compliance and corrected course. The DOJ Wants To Shuffle Off Its Problems: Blaming it on Congress won't help! Rümeysa Öztürk Nets Another Win Against The Government: Another win for free speech!

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Cooley is giving students time instead of hiring ultimatums.

Congress could solve the immunity problem... they just don't want to.

Black is back, baby!

As one Perkins partner put it, this merger is a 'monumental f--- up,' and lawyers are heading for the exits.