Morning Docket: 05.09.23

* Senate Democrats ask Harlan Crow for details on all gifts granted to Clarence Thomas... or any other justice. A request that he'll ignore and the Democrats won't do anything about. [Bloomberg Law News] * Donald Trump allowed limited access to evidence against him in criminal trial, only in the presence of his attorneys in a bid to prevent the defendant from causing a social media firestorm. Aw... after this many years, folks still think Trump listens to his lawyers? [Law360] * Disney's superior attorneys are just going to keep updating this complaint every time Ron DeSantis digs himself a little deeper. [Deadline] * Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to dismiss 10 of 13 charges against him because if anyone knows a worthless claim when he sees one it's Sam Bankman-Fried. [Reuters] * Despite doom and gloom from firms cutting headcount, the industry overall is in recovery... but Biglaw and Small Law are taking different paths back to the summit. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Steven Thomas, a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner who started his own practice focusing on litigating against Big 4 audit firms for failing to detect fraud at their clients. [Oh My Fraud]