Even Superstar Supreme Court Litigators Can’t Win Them All
Plus SCOTUS advocates with the highest win rates, and other interesting info from a new paper.| davidlat.substack.com
Plus SCOTUS advocates with the highest win rates, and other interesting info from a new paper.| davidlat.substack.com
News, views, and colorful commentary about law and the legal profession. Click to read Original Jurisdiction, by David Lat, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| davidlat.substack.com
This is ‘a textbook heckler’s veto,’ according to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).| Original Jurisdiction
A top crisis manager, litigation strategist, and co-founder of Dunn Isaacson Rhee, Rhee has had a distinguished career in government and private practice.| Original Jurisdiction
The indictment of James Comey, the passing of a celebrated D.C. lawyer, a powerful dissent by Justice Kagan, and a noteworthy in-house hire.| Original Jurisdiction
Around 92 percent of the Biglaw campaign contributions analyzed in a new study went to Democrats—a 12-to-1 ratio, up from 6-to-1 four years ago.| Original Jurisdiction
With a Vault 100 and Am Law 200 law firm at its center, this might be Biglaw’s biggest artificial-intelligence mishap to date.| Original Jurisdiction
Pam Bondi on ‘hate speech,’ a Biglaw associate fired for Charlie Kirk commentary, a prosecutor’s messy ouster, and two firms losing lots of lawyers.| davidlat.substack.com
The rich history of special-counsel investigations receives close scrutiny from Honig, a prosecutor turned CNN commentator and bestselling author.| Original Jurisdiction
The prosecution of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Kavanaugh v. Sotomayor, the Murdoch succession drama, and more departures from Cadwalader.| Original Jurisdiction
Settling firms have experienced steeper drops in lawyer headcount than fighting firms—but the overall picture is more complicated and nuanced.| Original Jurisdiction
A swift verdict for Donna Adelson, a rare apology from a federal judge, a slew of partner moves at Sullivan & Cromwell, and Kirkland’s hire of a sports-law star.| Original Jurisdiction
Co-founder of Seeger Weiss, Chris Seeger pulls back the curtain on mass-tort and multidistrict litigation—and stresses the importance of an independent judiciary.| davidlat.substack.com
A Trump appointee benchslaps the Trump administration, the Federal Circuit tosses Trump’s tariffs (mostly), and Davis Polk and Cooley make big hires.| Original Jurisdiction
Great law clerks are like general counsel—trusted advisers to the judges they serve.| Original Jurisdiction
Another Biglaw firm with a hefty hours expectation, a pair of wins for Donald Trump, a loss for Judge Pauline Newman, and the passing of a beloved jurist.| Original Jurisdiction
Wachtell Lipton, arguably the nation’s #1 M&A firm, does things differently—as explained by David Lam, co-chair of its M&A practice.| Original Jurisdiction
Was there a partisan skew to the outcome of this poll? Most definitely.| Original Jurisdiction
Circuit judges trading benchslaps, the return of Kim Davis, a rescuer for a troubled firm, and a billion-dollar transaction involving... tighty whities?| davidlat.substack.com
News, views, and colorful commentary about law and the legal profession. Click to read Original Jurisdiction, by David Lat, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| davidlat.substack.com
A weekly legal news roundup by David Lat, who reads widely and picks out the most important stuff—so you don't have to. For paid subscribers only. Click to read Original Jurisdiction, by David Lat, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| davidlat.substack.com
A judge’s YouTube dissent, Paul Weiss’s deal with Donald Trump, Kirkland’s latest financials, and a notable new appellate boutique.| davidlat.substack.com
Trump’s crackdown on affirmative action in higher education has a lesson to teach about the interplay between law and politics.| Original Jurisdiction
My recent experience in New Jersey traffic court was probably not very representative, in terms of what traffic court is like across the country.| Original Jurisdiction
Milbank’s major move, decisions in discrimination cases, a 40-lawyer lateral hire—and beyond Biglaw, a cornucopia of court rulings from circuits across the country.| Original Jurisdiction
Please take my poll on this very divisive issue among SCOTUS nerds.| davidlat.substack.com
In selecting Supreme Court clerks, much has changed over the past 25 years—but one thing has not.| davidlat.substack.com
Are Harvard and Yale starting to lose their stranglehold on minting SCOTUS clerks?| davidlat.substack.com
And of the three, Justice Jackson is emerging as the most full-throated progressive, in the mold of Justices Brennan and Douglas.| davidlat.substack.com
Puff Daddy’s day of reckoning, Yale Law’s departing dean, an Am Law 200 firm in trouble, and the biggest case of the next SCOTUS Term (so far).| davidlat.substack.com
Readers, what are your thoughts on the Supreme Court Term just ended?| davidlat.substack.com
The end of the SCOTUS Term, Justice Barrett v. Justice Jackson, Emil Bove’s latest controversy, a promising Biglaw merger, and two new litigation boutiques.| davidlat.substack.com
Damian Williams’s departure from Paul Weiss, three notable SCOTUS rulings, the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and another Biglaw firm opening in Boston.| davidlat.substack.com
Litigators leaving Biglaw to launch boutiques predated Trump, of course—and the trend will continue long after he’s gone.| davidlat.substack.com
Some billion-dollar firms have feet of clay—which the executive orders were perfectly designed to smash.| davidlat.substack.com
Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.| davidlat.substack.com
Trump will rescind his executive order targeting the firm, in exchange for various concessions agreed to by chair Brad Karp.| davidlat.substack.com
A new Ninth Circuit opening, Trump’s ongoing war with Biglaw, two circuit-court wins for academic freedom, and a pair of major M&A hires.| davidlat.substack.com
That’s what one federal judge said about the executive order targeting Perkins Coie—and I agree with her wholeheartedly.| davidlat.substack.com
DOJ drama and departures, lawyers getting sanctioned left and right, eye-popping profits at Paul Weiss, and Cravath’s latest lateral.| davidlat.substack.com
Why is not citing fake cases so hard?| davidlat.substack.com
Justice Jackson’s jewelry, Justice Alito’s surprising vote, Kirkland’s raid on Skadden, Gibson Dunn’s latest wins—and more Trump news than you can shake a stick at.| davidlat.substack.com
In his first week in office, President Trump has issued executive orders and taken other actions with significant implications for the legal community.| davidlat.substack.com
A lawyer by training, Schneider now works with top lawyers and law firms as a media advisor and ‘curator of reputation.’| davidlat.substack.com
News, views, and colorful commentary about law and the legal profession. Click to read Original Jurisdiction, by David Lat, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| davidlat.substack.com
Alec Baldwin’s ‘dream team,’ shocking allegations against a (former) federal judge, a juicy suit over law faculty hiring, and Paul Hastings’s latest big-name hire.| davidlat.substack.com
Through his vote, his pen, and his leadership behind the scenes, Chief Justice Roberts exerts considerable influence over SCOTUS.| davidlat.substack.com
Harvard, UVA, and Georgetown were the most noteworthy gainers in the T14.| davidlat.substack.com
Judge Aileen Cannon’s shrewd move, a conservative hire at Yale Law, Winston's interesting new offering, and other legal news from the week that was.| davidlat.substack.com
An unnamed judge with an ‘overly harsh’ management style, good news for Latham, bad news for Goodwin, and other legal news from the week that was.| davidlat.substack.com
Listen now (46 minutes) | A longtime advocate for SCOTUS reform analyzes—and offers numerical scores for—the justices' recent ethics controversies.| davidlat.substack.com
Here's a curated yet comprehensive collection of news updates, original documents, and online commentary.| davidlat.substack.com
Congratulations, Stanford Law, you're now in the limelight.| davidlat.substack.com
