{"id":135474,"date":"2025-10-20T05:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/20\/morning-docket-10-20-25\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:37:42","slug":"morning-docket-10-20-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/20\/morning-docket-10-20-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.20.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/10\/17\/federal-judiciary-plans-to-limit-operations-begin-furloughs-as-shutdown-drags-on\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* George Santos has sentence commuted. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-commutes-former-congressman-george-santos-prison-sentence-2025-10-17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* What does a future associate even look like? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/10\/17\/law-firm-disrupted-rise-of-the-triple-threat-associate-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. There\u2019s no way this ends in a series of gifts bestowed on an elected official in exchange for greased wheels on patent review, right? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2401076\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOJ lawyer fired over Abrego Garcia case speaks to 60 Minutes. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/erez-reuveni-justice-department-whistleblower-kilmar-abrego-garcia-60-minutes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Tracing the Supreme Court\u2019s journey toward immunizing federal goon squad tactics. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/464962\/supreme-court-ice-no-law\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vox<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Goodwin Procter brings home massive M&amp;A and litigation haul. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/goodwin-procter-collects-record-2-7-billion-on-m-a-litigation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/morning-docket-10-20-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.20.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/10\/17\/federal-judiciary-plans-to-limit-operations-begin-furloughs-as-shutdown-drags-on\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* George Santos has sentence commuted. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-commutes-former-congressman-george-santos-prison-sentence-2025-10-17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* What does a future associate even look like? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/10\/17\/law-firm-disrupted-rise-of-the-triple-threat-associate-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. There\u2019s no way this ends in a series of gifts bestowed on an elected official in exchange for greased wheels on patent review, right? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2401076\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOJ lawyer fired over Abrego Garcia case speaks to 60 Minutes. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/erez-reuveni-justice-department-whistleblower-kilmar-abrego-garcia-60-minutes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Tracing the Supreme Court\u2019s journey toward immunizing federal goon squad tactics. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/464962\/supreme-court-ice-no-law\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vox<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Goodwin Procter brings home massive M&amp;A and litigation haul. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/goodwin-procter-collects-record-2-7-billion-on-m-a-litigation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/morning-docket-10-20-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.20.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [National Law Journal] * George Santos has sentence commuted. [Reuters] * What does a future associate even look like? [Law.com] * USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. 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