Morning Docket
* Spencer Fane continues its merger spree. [American Lawyer] * Trump persists in compensating his personal attorneys through patronage rather than cash. [New York Times] * SBF conviction upheld on appeal. [Law360] * Judge mandates that the administration must restore history to national parks. [Reuters] * The Trump administration disables Claude’s most advanced model and bars its top engineers from working on it — which is precisely how you hand the global economy over to China. [WIRED] * “Paul Weiss Ties to Tisch Family Cited in Malpractice Allegations” [Bloomberg Law News] * Justin Baldoni ordered to cover Blake Lively’s legal expenses. [Hollywood Reporter]
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