Read the comments on this post: The chatbot admits communications with it aren't privileged and, even better, admits that a legal chatbot like this would be engaging in UPL. Who greenlighted this thing? h/t @jtlg.bsky.social

Raised in San Antonio, lifelong Spurs fan . . . but I guess I'm rooting for the Knicks now.

Tortillas from H-E-B make everything better. GSG!

A little late, I know - other stuff got in the way - but here's my reaction to the D.C. Circuit oral argument in the law firm executive order litigation. TL;DR - it was all about the security clearances.

I'm proud of my kids for many things but near the top of the list is that they're both good cooks (and have the good sense not to waste their money on DoorDash).

"'There will be no additional cost for the Trump-themed passports,' the State Department said." But an extra $500 to avoid having the picture of Trump in your passport - brilliant fundraising!

Dear associates starting jobs at big law firms soon: At the risk of being Captain Obvious, if your mistake causes an extremely powerful partner at your firm to have to write this kind of abject apology to a court, you will rue the day you were born: www.law360.com/articles/246... /1

I'm seriously worried that the argument of every lawyer facing a show cause order for fake AI citations is going to be "even S&C did it - it's standard of care now." Defining deviance down. /1

Bat signal received:

I'll be on the lookout. I'm on here pretty regularly.

That's exactly the question. The Court has created a new puzzle (one we didn't need) of how to analyze rules of professional conduct under its speech-is-speech approach.

I'm Protestant, so this kind of isn't my fight, but imagine the world-historical level of narcissism it would take to believe that 121 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope gave you even a moment's thought.

Yeah, and he really helped Viktor Orban by campaigning for him.

Now that Pam Bondi has joined Kristi Noem under the Trump bus, it's time for the Senate to step up and take its advice and consent function seriously. Here are some questions the Judiciary Committee can, and should, get answers to.

From @theathletic.com: During a recent San Antonio Spurs game, a video of a woman in the crowd sending a message disparaging Hispanic fans went viral. On Saturday, the fans responded. nyti.ms/3NBzH5a

RIP one of the greats from my hometown of San Antonio, Augie Meyers, whose distinctive conjunto organ playing was essential to the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados. Not for nothing is "Hey Baby, Que Paso?" considered the unofficial anthem of San Antonio.

If Julie Le thought her job as temporary AUSA sucked, she's going to love being in Congress.

This is what happens when you have an Attorney General who talks about "zealous advocacy" and forgets about the "within the bounds of the law" part. Total collapse of the distinction between prerogative and lawful authority.

My thoughts on the news that the DOJ is dropping the appeal of the injunctions against the law firm executive orders. My conclusion as to the reason: hell if I know, but it sure is weird to see this administration back down on anything.

This is correct. The firms are telling students they need to get good grades while simultaneously asking them to come to receptions to schmooze with firm lawyers in the evenings when they should be preparing for exams.

One of this administration’s core beliefs seems to be that no one would follow a code of conduct for any reason other than fear. Professional ethics, constitutional constraints, basic morality—no one actually *believes* in these things: everyone is just too weak or scared to discard them. 1/3

RIP to the great Flaco Jimenez, here singing about him hometown (and mine).

"In all, nearly 1,700 devices were purchased to distribute across the Army’s helicopter fleet. The device, called the Stratus ..." Something is screwy when the Army is just now buying something I've flown with for years.

WHY ARE LAWYERS STILL DOING THIS? This issue has been reported on and written about to death and somehow lawyers continue to crank slop out of consumer-grade AI products and FILE IT WITH COURTS. What the actual fuck?

Okay, I'll cop to this.

Trump Admin Making Another EO Appeal, Targeting WilmerHale www.law360.com/bankruptcy/a... How are the lawyers in the district court proceedings going to decide who takes the lead on the appeal? Rock, paper, scissors? Counsel at trial include two former USSGs.

This is the most Alaska aviation story ever. Planes in the Lower 48 don't crash due to asymmetric drag caused by moose antlers strapped to the wing.

This, definitely. If I had made up a case cite or a quote that ended up in an opinion by my judge, (1) he almost certainly would have caught it, and (2) I'd be out on my ass that very day.

The cruelty is the point.

As it often does, the Onion is much clearer than the legacy media on this issue.

I expect we'll soon have more details about what, exactly, he advised Pam Bondi she couldn't do.

I'm no economist, but I think there may be a deal here.

Tailwinds to one of the great aviation journalists.

Thanks, Gautam, although my point doesn't feel like much of an insight. From the get-go it was clear the EO's were lawless bullying efforts, not good faith assertions of valid legal claims. /1

Surefire method for getting the lowest grade in the class on a law school exam.

Concise replacement for the ridiculous learning objectives we're supposed to provide:

Interesting issue. Law school clinics have one foot in the legal profession and the other in the academy. As I see it, that makes them doubly independent, grounded in the traditional independence of the bar as well as academic freedom. /1

These are all shitty things, agreed, but there's a ray of hope in the administration finding some face-saving way of complying with court orders. It's good that they wanted to take the defiance down a notch.

This is starting to feel like the O.J. Bronco chase - everyone is glued to screens and we'll all remember watching while it was happening.

Can confirm #GenX

I love my job and I'm very proud of Cornell, but if they make this kind of agreement I'm quitting that day and taking a job at my local Target.

It was always pretty clear who was playing who in this relationship.

Or maybe require it as CLE for all government lawyers, along with even more ethics credits.

Mine is: Don't bother ringing it up - it's for a duck! (And I can't pass a Subway without saying that.)

One of my all time favorite Norm-isms. RIP George Wendt.

Imagine the discussion inside the DOJ: "Hmm, how could we make it even clearer that this is retaliation for First Amendment protected activities?" It's almost like they're trying to lose.

I wrote up a post about the recent flurry of sanctions against for citing fake AI-generated sources. Many thanks to @amysalyzyn.bsky.social for suggesting an answer to why this is happening now.

"A true Italian grandmother or a skilled home chef from Rome would never need a scientific recipe for Cacio e pepe, relying instead on instinct and years of experience. For everyone else, this guide offers a practical way to master the dish."

"A true Italian grandmother or a skilled home chef from Rome would never need a scientific recipe for Cacio e pepe, relying instead on instinct and years of experience. For everyone else, this guide offers a practical way to master the dish."

I'm also a big supporter of clinical education but making this about the NextGen bar exam is nuts. Teachers of subjects tested on the exam can easily adapt by building in more problems and interaction. (I teach 1L Torts.)