Courts

Judicial Notice (09.07.26): Split Decisions

The Lindsay Clancy trial concludes, SCOTUS rules on Trump’s ballroom, a judge benchslaps Kirkland and Skadden, and another Wachtell partner departs.

18 hrs ago • David Lat

Judicial Notice (08.30.26): Paying The Piper

Meta’s $18 billion settlement, two losses for the Trump administration in First Amendment cases, and another move by a star of the SCOTUS bar.

Aug 31 • David Lat

The ‘Trust Us’ Era Of Title IX Campus Discipline Is Over

Title IX litigation has become a practice area unto itself in the past decade—keeping lawyers for both universities and students very, very busy.

Aug 27 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (08.23.26): No Nonsense

An ethics complaint against a Trump administration lawyer, a Silicon Valley judge in the spotlight, a slew of new judicial noms, and lateral losses by a…

Aug 24 • David Lat

Building A Legal Playbook For Crypto’s Next Chapter: Molly Abraham

Coinbase’s new GC discusses the CLARITY Act, her team’s enthusiastic embrace of AI, and the multistate fight over who regulates prediction markets.

Aug 19 • David Lat

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Judicial Notice (08.16.26): Curtain Time

A dramatic development in the Luigi Mangione case, possible ‘auditioning’ by a SCOTUS shortlister, a major in-house hire, and a billion-dollar sports…

Aug 17 • David Lat

Ranking The Circuit Courts By Importance

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the most important circuit of them all? The conventional wisdom might no longer hold true.

Aug 14 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (08.09.26): Star-Crossed Lovers

The $15 million fallout from an ill-fated romance, Jeanine Pirro’s White House showdown, a new White House counsel, and Simpson’s raid on Kirkland.

Aug 10 • David Lat

Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2026 SCOTUS Clerks

Plus Justice Kagan’s latest hires, Justice Jackson’s letter to clerkship applicants, and a demographic analysis of the OT 2026 clerks.

Aug 7 • David Lat

Biglaw’s Embrace Of Contingency Litigation

Today, defense-oriented Biglaw firms are actively seeking plaintiff-side engagements for their corporate clients—with the help of legal finance.

Aug 5 • David Lat

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Judicial Notice (08.02.26): Whither Wachtell?

Leading litigators leave Wachtell Lipton for a rival, the Trump administration tries to revive a ‘zombie court,’ and Milbank announces special bonuses…

Aug 3 • David Lat

Judicial Notice (07.26.26): Cooked

Tom Goldstein’s sentencing, a grilling for AUSAs, a viral Susman associate, and another SCOTUS star’s lateral move.

Jul 26 • David Lat

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