{"id":131665,"date":"2025-08-21T05:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/21\/morning-docket-08-21-25\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T05:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:15:11","slug":"morning-docket-08-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/21\/morning-docket-08-21-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 08.21.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* This Eric Adams ally corruption story has everything: snacks, questionable lawyering, and a wad of cash. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2025\/08\/20\/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The CITY<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A Trump U.S. Attorney in Virginia abruptly resigns. Hmmmm\u2026 wonder what\u2019s going on there. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/trump-us-attorney-in-virginia-resigns-is-replaced-by-competitor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ninth Circuit clears way for Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-can-end-deportation-protections-60000-immigrants-appeals-court-says-2025-08-21\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Is revenge a good justification for a federal case? We\u2019ll see! [<a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/filed-as-revenge-abrego-garcia-accuses-trump-admin-of-unprecedented-retribution-asks-judge-to-dismiss-smuggling-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law and Crime<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Federal government, nit the courts, is the right mechanism to unseal the Epstein files. I\u2019m sure the Trump administration will act on the any day now! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2379341\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* All the damage Trump can do to elections \u2014 it\u2019s a depressing read! [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2025\/08\/trump-mail-ballots-ban-voting-executive-order.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/morning-docket-08-21-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 08.21.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* This Eric Adams ally corruption story has everything: snacks, questionable lawyering, and a wad of cash. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2025\/08\/20\/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The CITY<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* A Trump U.S. Attorney in Virginia abruptly resigns. Hmmmm\u2026 wonder what\u2019s going on there. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/trump-us-attorney-in-virginia-resigns-is-replaced-by-competitor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ninth Circuit clears way for Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-can-end-deportation-protections-60000-immigrants-appeals-court-says-2025-08-21\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Is revenge a good justification for a federal case? We\u2019ll see! [<a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/filed-as-revenge-abrego-garcia-accuses-trump-admin-of-unprecedented-retribution-asks-judge-to-dismiss-smuggling-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law and Crime<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Federal government, nit the courts, is the right mechanism to unseal the Epstein files. I\u2019m sure the Trump administration will act on the any day now! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2379341\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* All the damage Trump can do to elections \u2014 it\u2019s a depressing read! [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2025\/08\/trump-mail-ballots-ban-voting-executive-order.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* This Eric Adams ally corruption story has everything: snacks, questionable lawyering, and a wad of cash. [The CITY] * A Trump U.S. Attorney in Virginia abruptly resigns. Hmmmm\u2026 wonder what\u2019s going on there. [Bloomberg Law] * Ninth Circuit clears way for Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. 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