{"id":145606,"date":"2026-03-09T05:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/09\/morning-docket-03-09-26\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T05:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:41:32","slug":"morning-docket-03-09-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/09\/morning-docket-03-09-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 03.09.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* After about-face on withdrawing lawsuits against law firms, Justice Department uncorks almost 100 pages of vitriol against federal judges for ruling against the administration generally. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/us\/politics\/justice-department-law-firms-executive-orders.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Book publishers sue what they\u2019re calling a shadow library that provided materials for AI training. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2449985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* John Quinn tells the Brits that American lawyers work harder. Which may be true, but you don\u2019t rub that in! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/business\/companies-markets\/article\/us-lawyers-work-harder-boss-legal-firm-wg2257n82?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeHrcae9BCjbHHaDW28tE_UOXOPyU3XGHZ5-hOi3P0hroz3Eh2u5V6Klj2ZakM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69aec79e&amp;gaa_sig=N7T8YHvyPBREJyHBO-hFfhttSDlC5P5KlXJYnG3RBlEUjb8rubkw2_0rGogxgQOjHE5EX75OHmROuNF_Q-Guaw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Profiling the judge who ordered the administration to start issuing tariff refunds. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2026\/03\/06\/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-customs-to-refund-trumps-tariffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The administration is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken the federal judiciary. And so far the Court seems on board. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/how-donald-trump-is-pushing-supreme-court-weaken-federal-judges-2026-03-07\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Court strikes down\u2026 basically everything about how Voice of America has been run. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/08\/nx-s1-5741594\/u-s-judge-kari-lake-broke-law-voice-of-america\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/morning-docket-03-09-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 03.09.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* After about-face on withdrawing lawsuits against law firms, Justice Department uncorks almost 100 pages of vitriol against federal judges for ruling against the administration generally. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/us\/politics\/justice-department-law-firms-executive-orders.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Book publishers sue what they\u2019re calling a shadow library that provided materials for AI training. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2449985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* John Quinn tells the Brits that American lawyers work harder. Which may be true, but you don\u2019t rub that in! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/business\/companies-markets\/article\/us-lawyers-work-harder-boss-legal-firm-wg2257n82?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeHrcae9BCjbHHaDW28tE_UOXOPyU3XGHZ5-hOi3P0hroz3Eh2u5V6Klj2ZakM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69aec79e&amp;gaa_sig=N7T8YHvyPBREJyHBO-hFfhttSDlC5P5KlXJYnG3RBlEUjb8rubkw2_0rGogxgQOjHE5EX75OHmROuNF_Q-Guaw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Profiling the judge who ordered the administration to start issuing tariff refunds. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2026\/03\/06\/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-customs-to-refund-trumps-tariffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The administration is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken the federal judiciary. And so far the Court seems on board. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/how-donald-trump-is-pushing-supreme-court-weaken-federal-judges-2026-03-07\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Court strikes down\u2026 basically everything about how Voice of America has been run. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/08\/nx-s1-5741594\/u-s-judge-kari-lake-broke-law-voice-of-america\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* After about-face on withdrawing lawsuits against law firms, Justice Department uncorks almost 100 pages of vitriol against federal judges for ruling against the administration generally. [NY Times] * Book publishers sue what they\u2019re calling a shadow library that provided materials for AI training. 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