{"id":128285,"date":"2025-07-25T07:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/25\/morning-docket-07-25-25\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:03:06","slug":"morning-docket-07-25-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/25\/morning-docket-07-25-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 07.25.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Trump withdraws Habba\u2019s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney\u2026 even though the statute <em>actually<\/em> says she\u2019s blocked from holding the job <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stevevladeck.bsky.social\/post\/3luqjux26ls2p\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">if her name was ever submitted for nomination<\/a>. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold fast to the law! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/nyregion\/alina-habba-desiree-grace-new-jersey-us-attorney.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Supreme Court is totally going to overturn NYT v. Sullivan by throwing Candace Owens under the bus, aren\u2019t they? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/us\/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-candace-owens-lawsuit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A response to the Barnett-Wurman effort to rewrite birthright citizenship. The title references the \u201cDunning School\u201d which is not about the Dunning-Kruger effect even though that\u2019s a better description of the scholarship being critiqued. [<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.lawschool.cornell.edu\/lawreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Birthright-Citizenship-and-the-Dunning-School-of-Unoriginal-Meanings-by-Bernick-Gowder-and-Kreis.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell Law Review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The pigs finally caught Chuck E. Cheese. [<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chuck-e-cheese-mascot-arrested-by-florida-cops-in-full-costume-as-kids-look-on-11778870\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* You may be able to indict a ham sandwich, but LA grand juries will not indict ICE protestors. [<a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/morning-memo\/la-grand-juries-are-refusing-to-indict-ice-protestors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TPM<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* January 6 prosecutors sue Pam Bondi over retaliatory dismissals. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/justice-department\/former-jan-6-prosecutor-doj-employees-sue-trump-administration-firing-rcna220386\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The firms fighting back against Trump are likely using their profits to fund the battle. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/24\/law-firms-are-dipping-into-profit-pools-to-fight-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/morning-docket-07-25-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 07.25.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Trump withdraws Habba\u2019s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney\u2026 even though the statute <em>actually<\/em> says she\u2019s blocked from holding the job <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stevevladeck.bsky.social\/post\/3luqjux26ls2p\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">if her name was ever submitted for nomination<\/a>. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold fast to the law! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/nyregion\/alina-habba-desiree-grace-new-jersey-us-attorney.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Supreme Court is totally going to overturn NYT v. Sullivan by throwing Candace Owens under the bus, aren\u2019t they? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/us\/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-candace-owens-lawsuit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A response to the Barnett-Wurman effort to rewrite birthright citizenship. The title references the \u201cDunning School\u201d which is not about the Dunning-Kruger effect even though that\u2019s a better description of the scholarship being critiqued. [<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.lawschool.cornell.edu\/lawreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Birthright-Citizenship-and-the-Dunning-School-of-Unoriginal-Meanings-by-Bernick-Gowder-and-Kreis.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cornell Law Review<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The pigs finally caught Chuck E. Cheese. [<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chuck-e-cheese-mascot-arrested-by-florida-cops-in-full-costume-as-kids-look-on-11778870\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* You may be able to indict a ham sandwich, but LA grand juries will not indict ICE protestors. [<a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/morning-memo\/la-grand-juries-are-refusing-to-indict-ice-protestors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TPM<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* January 6 prosecutors sue Pam Bondi over retaliatory dismissals. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/justice-department\/former-jan-6-prosecutor-doj-employees-sue-trump-administration-firing-rcna220386\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The firms fighting back against Trump are likely using their profits to fund the battle. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/24\/law-firms-are-dipping-into-profit-pools-to-fight-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Trump withdraws Habba\u2019s nomination so he can avoid statute the prevents nominee from serving as Acting U.S. Attorney\u2026 even though the statute actually says she\u2019s blocked from holding the job if her name was ever submitted for nomination. But surely the devoted textualists on the Supreme Court will hold fast to the law! 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