{"id":133362,"date":"2025-09-16T04:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/16\/morning-docket-09-16-25\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T04:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:59:52","slug":"morning-docket-09-16-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/16\/morning-docket-09-16-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 09.16.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* D.C. Circuit blocks attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/appeals-court-blocks-trump-removing-lisa-cook-federal-reserve-interest-rcna231524\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for malicious reporting of stuff he doesn\u2019t like. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/16\/media\/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times-hnk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Two different people claim to be Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft and no one could figure out the correct answer. This is what happens when you run on Microsoft Teams. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/corpcounsel\/2025\/09\/15\/microsoft-gc-jon-palmer-says-hes-now-clo-casting-uncertainty-over-hossein-nowbars-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Counsel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s getting protested in Waco, if you want a sense of how unpopular this Court has gotten. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/texaslawyer\/2025\/09\/15\/make-the-court-supreme-again-protesters-criticism-and-kavanaughs-speech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Prosecutors argue that Tom Goldstein can\u2019t pay his fees with his house since his house is the subject of one of the charges. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2375150\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump administration calling its politically motivated federal cuts as contract breaches in order to shunt them into the Court of Claims where litigants can\u2019t get equitable relief. If you\u2019re wondering, yes, this is the bonkers baby-splitting solution Justice Barrett recently pitched. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/trump-points-to-contract-law-to-justify-his-cost-cutting-moves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* China accuses Nvdia of antitrust violations. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/nvidia-violated-antitrust-law-china-says-11809834\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investopedia<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/09\/morning-docket-09-16-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 09.16.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* D.C. Circuit blocks attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/appeals-court-blocks-trump-removing-lisa-cook-federal-reserve-interest-rcna231524\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for malicious reporting of stuff he doesn\u2019t like. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/16\/media\/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times-hnk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Two different people claim to be Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft and no one could figure out the correct answer. This is what happens when you run on Microsoft Teams. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/corpcounsel\/2025\/09\/15\/microsoft-gc-jon-palmer-says-hes-now-clo-casting-uncertainty-over-hossein-nowbars-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Counsel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s getting protested in Waco, if you want a sense of how unpopular this Court has gotten. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/texaslawyer\/2025\/09\/15\/make-the-court-supreme-again-protesters-criticism-and-kavanaughs-speech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Prosecutors argue that Tom Goldstein can\u2019t pay his fees with his house since his house is the subject of one of the charges. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2375150\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump administration calling its politically motivated federal cuts as contract breaches in order to shunt them into the Court of Claims where litigants can\u2019t get equitable relief. If you\u2019re wondering, yes, this is the bonkers baby-splitting solution Justice Barrett recently pitched. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/trump-points-to-contract-law-to-justify-his-cost-cutting-moves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* China accuses Nvdia of antitrust violations. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/nvidia-violated-antitrust-law-china-says-11809834\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investopedia<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* D.C. Circuit blocks attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor. [NBC News] * Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for malicious reporting of stuff he doesn\u2019t like. [CNN] * Two different people claim to be Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft and no one could figure out the correct answer. 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