{"id":123378,"date":"2025-06-20T06:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/20\/morning-docket-06-20-25\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T06:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:02:45","slug":"morning-docket-06-20-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/20\/morning-docket-06-20-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 06.20.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* It\u2019s that time of year to start wildly speculating about Supreme Court retirements. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/web\/article\/speculation-begins-over-possible-supreme-court-retirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A new decision strikes down medical privacy rules to give prosecutors more access to scour private abortion records. It will shock you not at all that this comes from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk sitting by himself in Amarillo. Weird\u2026 the GOP was up in arms about district courts issuing nationwide rulings a few weeks ago. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/5359403-texas-judge-biden-rule-abortion-privacy-hipaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s telling that Cuomo\u2019s history on judicial nominees barely even registers on the list of reasons not to vote for him. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2025\/06\/18\/significant-power-nycs-next-mayor-can-change-the-courts-but-are-people-watching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Administration plans to tie infrastructure funds to willingness to consign local law enforcement to immigration work. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-judge-blocks-trump-plan-tie-states-transportation-funds-immigration-2025-06-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cTexas Judge Brings Outsider View to Bankruptcy Romance Scandal\u201d is objectively a bizarre string of words that we have to string together these days. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/bankruptcy-law\/texas-judge-brings-outsider-view-to-bankruptcy-romance-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* State AGs warn about the dangers of a federal ban on state AI regulations. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2354749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The <em>Skrmetti<\/em> opinion is destined for infamy, if the country survives long enough. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/politics\/us-vs-skrmetti-ruling-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Nation<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/06\/morning-docket-06-20-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 06.20.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s that time of year to start wildly speculating about Supreme Court retirements. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/web\/article\/speculation-begins-over-possible-supreme-court-retirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A new decision strikes down medical privacy rules to give prosecutors more access to scour private abortion records. It will shock you not at all that this comes from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk sitting by himself in Amarillo. Weird\u2026 the GOP was up in arms about district courts issuing nationwide rulings a few weeks ago. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/5359403-texas-judge-biden-rule-abortion-privacy-hipaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s telling that Cuomo\u2019s history on judicial nominees barely even registers on the list of reasons not to vote for him. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2025\/06\/18\/significant-power-nycs-next-mayor-can-change-the-courts-but-are-people-watching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Administration plans to tie infrastructure funds to willingness to consign local law enforcement to immigration work. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-judge-blocks-trump-plan-tie-states-transportation-funds-immigration-2025-06-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cTexas Judge Brings Outsider View to Bankruptcy Romance Scandal\u201d is objectively a bizarre string of words that we have to string together these days. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/bankruptcy-law\/texas-judge-brings-outsider-view-to-bankruptcy-romance-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* State AGs warn about the dangers of a federal ban on state AI regulations. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2354749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The <em>Skrmetti<\/em> opinion is destined for infamy, if the country survives long enough. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/politics\/us-vs-skrmetti-ruling-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Nation<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* It\u2019s that time of year to start wildly speculating about Supreme Court retirements. [ABA Journal] * A new decision strikes down medical privacy rules to give prosecutors more access to scour private abortion records. It will shock you not at all that this comes from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk sitting by himself in Amarillo. 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