Courts

Launching A Boutique In Turbulent Times: Timothy Heaphy

Listen now | A former U.S. attorney and counsel to the January 6 Committee, Heaphy left Willkie to start a new firm with former special counsel Jack…

Jan 21 • David Lat

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Judicial Notice (01.19.26): Minnesota (Not So) Nice

The funniest justice, more DOJ drama, a Biglaw firm with big plans, and a ‘constitutional crisis’ at the National Constitution Center.

Jan 19 • David Lat

7 Predictions For The Legal World In 2026

SCOTUS retirements, $10 million in profits per partner, Trump v. Biglaw, Kirkland v. Wachtell—whatever it ends up being, the year ahead won’t be boring.

Jan 15 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (01.11.26): Who’s Your Lawyer?

One 50-year-old firm goes bust, two lawyers tussle over repping Maduro, three partners leave Cravath—and SCOTUS releases this Term’s first opinion in an…

Jan 12 • David Lat

Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Happy New Hires

The latest SCOTUS clerk hires, a cornucopia of scholarship related to Supreme Court clerks and clerkships, and an ethics question from Reddit.

Jan 9 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (01.04.26): Sticky Situations

An allegedly abusive circuit judge, a shake-up in the conservative legal world, and... $530 in gummy bears, on a legal bill?

Jan 5 • David Lat

The Top 10 Stories Of 2025

Trump v. Biglaw, AI fails, superstars of the SCOTUS bar, the top 17 law schools—the subjects of last year’s biggest stories shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Jan 2 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (12.21.25): Taking The Heat

Yale Law’s new dean, a judge’s felony conviction, the biggest Biglaw merger, and Sidley’s latest exciting hire.

Dec 22, 2025 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (12.14.25): Not Dead Yet

Alina Habba’s bye-bye, Emil Bove’s boo-boo, Jack Smith’s second act, Becca Slaughter’s day of reckoning, and a 30-person hire by Cooley.

Dec 15, 2025 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (12.07.25): Ain’t Misbehavin’

Misconduct allegations against a prominent plaintiff’s lawyer, dismissal of three judicial ethics complaints, and a slew of new hires by Paul Weiss—on…

Dec 8, 2025 • David Lat

Turning In-House Legal Departments Into Revenue Generators

Inside the growing movement of in-house lawyers transforming litigation from a cost center into a source of profit.

Dec 4, 2025 • David Lat

Serving On A State High Court: Justice David Wecht

Recently reelected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice Wecht discusses judicial elections, state constitutions, and the importance of community…

Dec 3, 2025 • David Lat

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