@SaraMerken

Legal reporter @ReutersLegal covering the business of law and the evolving legal market. Also writing The Afternoon Docket. Reach out at [email protected]

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Another large law firm was forced to explain itself to a judge this week for submitting a court filing with made-up citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot. reuters.com/legal/government…

Trouble with AI 'hallucinations' spreads to big law firms

Another large law firm was forced to explain itself to a judge this week for submitting a court filing with made-up citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot.

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Anthropic expert accused of using AI-fabricated source in copyright case reuters.com/legal/litigation…

Anthropic expert accused of using AI-fabricated source in copyright case

A federal judge in San Jose, California, on Tuesday ordered artificial intelligence company Anthropic to respond to allegations that it submitted a court filing containing a "hallucination" created...

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BREAKING: Judge Howell has ruled for Perkins Coie, holding that Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm was unconstitutional. Full order: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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NEW: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. reuters.com/investigations/t… w/ @nedmparker1 @byPeterEisler @lindasoreports @nateraymond

These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.

As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.

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As Trump and his allies call for judges to be impeached or attack them as ‘radical left’ political foes, those judges’ families are being singled out for harassment reut.rs/4jCfgzN @specialreports @nedmparker1 @mike_d_spector @byPeterEisler @lindasoreports @nateraymond
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More than 1,100 law students on Tuesday filed a court brief supporting law firm Susman Godfrey, saying U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order against the firm amounts to "government reprisal." reuters.com/legal/government…

More than 1,100 law students back Susman Godfrey in its lawsuit over Trump order

More than 1,100 law students on Tuesday filed a court brief supporting law firm Susman Godfrey, saying U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order against the firm amounts to "government reprisal."

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Some lawyers split with their firms over response to Trump's attacks reuters.com/legal/government…

Some lawyers split with their firms over response to Trump's attacks

As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms' lawyers are pushing back on their own.

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More than 500 law firms back Perkins Coie suit against punitive Trump order reuters.com/world/us/law-fir…
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JUST IN: Trump reaches agreement with Milbank law firm reut.rs/4iRNcYD
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President Trump announced an agreement with law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to avoid a potential executive order restricting the work it can do with the federal government reut.rs/4c8LQ9B
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UPDATE: Some momentum builds as WilmerHale also files suit over Trump EO targeting them, issued just yesterday. Repped by former GWBush Solicitor General Paul Clement. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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JUST IN: Another law firm targeted by Trump, Jenner & Block, sues. Repped by Cooley LLP. More: politico.com/news/2025/03/28…

Two more law firms targeted by Trump sue to block punishing executive orders

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Breaking - Jenner & Block sues U.S. government following Trump executive order reuters.com/legal/jenner-blo…

Judges block Trump orders targeting two law firms as Skadden cuts deal

Two U.S. judges backed Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court.

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NEW and BREAKING: Elite law firm Skadden Arps is in discussions w/Trump advisers about a deal to head off a potentially crippling executive order from Trump. Comes just days after Musk tweet. Skadden is not only firm in discussions w/Trump team. nytimes.com/2025/03/27/busin…

Skadden, a Top Law Firm, Is in Talks to Avert an Executive Order (Published 2025)

The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at WilmerHale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.

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NEW and BREAKING: After a face to face meeting between Trump and the head of Paul Weiss at the White House, the two sides have reached an agreement in which Trump will drop executive order against the firm in exchange for a series of commitment's by the firm, including pledging $40 million to a range of causes and the firm commits to take on clients no matter their political affiliation. nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/po…
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JUST IN: US law firm Paul Weiss fired by client over Trump executive order reut.rs/4bBJiAt
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Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible apnews.com/article/ai-artifi…

Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices.

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US civil rights agency warns law firms over workplace DEI policies reuters.com/world/us/us-civi…
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Law firm targeted by Trump executive order sues administration reuters.com/legal/law-firm-t… Filing - fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gf…

Law firm targeted by Trump executive order sues his administration

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, claiming Trump illegally retaliated against the firm over its work for his former opponent, Democrat Hillary...

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NEW: In a major escalation in the fight between Trump and Perkins Coie, the firm has retained Williams & Connolly -- which has some of the most aggressive and fiercest litigators in the country -- to represent it. There were deep concerns in the legal community that no one was going to be willing to come forward to represent Perkins Coie against Trump. w/@kenvogel nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/po…

Firm Targeted by Trump Over Clinton Campaign Work Hires Top Litigators (Published 2025)

President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in...

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Trump policies cast chill on Wall Street dealmaking reut.rs/4i6C8Xj
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