{"id":146308,"date":"2026-03-18T05:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/18\/morning-docket-03-18-26\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:01:34","slug":"morning-docket-03-18-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/18\/morning-docket-03-18-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 03.18.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Chief Justice Roberts says personal attacks against judges have got to stop. But, one might ask, what if those attacks are official acts of the president? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-supreme-courts-roberts-says-personal-hostility-aimed-judges-has-got-stop-2026-03-17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Jurors must ponder whether Elon Musk was deliberate or stupid. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2453998\/were-musk-s-tweets-deliberate-or-stupid-jury-to-decide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Senate Commerce Committee asks \u201cLiability or Deniability?\u201d as Section 230 turns 30. A milestone birthday that, like most 30th birthdays, will be celebrated with existential dread and questioning whether it should even still exist. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2026\/3\/liability-or-deniability-platform-power-as-section-230-turns-30\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Commerce Committee<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Weil finds its new leader. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/03\/17\/weil-picks-successor-to-longtime-leader-barry-wolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Donald Trump wants election tamperer Tina Peters out of prison with his \u201cfull pardon\u201d of exclusively state crimes, but after scuffling with  fellow inmate, Peters has new legal trouble. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2026\/03\/17\/colorado-tina-peters-prison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* SEC announces guidelines for cryptocurrency clearing the way for fake money Ponzi schemes. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2026\/03\/17\/u-s-sec-issues-first-ever-definitions-for-what-crypto-assets-are-securities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coindesk<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump administration files its defense of the Pentagon\u2019s supply chain risk designation for Anthropic arguing that Anthropic presents an incurable threat to the United States\u2026 that the government needs to use for its most sensitive applications <em>immediately<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/top-news\/articles\/2026-03-17\/trump-administration-defends-anthropic-blacklisting-in-us-court\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/morning-docket-03-18-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 03.18.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Chief Justice Roberts says personal attacks against judges have got to stop. But, one might ask, what if those attacks are official acts of the president? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-supreme-courts-roberts-says-personal-hostility-aimed-judges-has-got-stop-2026-03-17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Jurors must ponder whether Elon Musk was deliberate or stupid. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2453998\/were-musk-s-tweets-deliberate-or-stupid-jury-to-decide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Senate Commerce Committee asks \u201cLiability or Deniability?\u201d as Section 230 turns 30. A milestone birthday that, like most 30th birthdays, will be celebrated with existential dread and questioning whether it should even still exist. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2026\/3\/liability-or-deniability-platform-power-as-section-230-turns-30\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Commerce Committee<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Weil finds its new leader. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/03\/17\/weil-picks-successor-to-longtime-leader-barry-wolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Donald Trump wants election tamperer Tina Peters out of prison with his \u201cfull pardon\u201d of exclusively state crimes, but after scuffling with  fellow inmate, Peters has new legal trouble. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2026\/03\/17\/colorado-tina-peters-prison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* SEC announces guidelines for cryptocurrency clearing the way for fake money Ponzi schemes. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2026\/03\/17\/u-s-sec-issues-first-ever-definitions-for-what-crypto-assets-are-securities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coindesk<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump administration files its defense of the Pentagon\u2019s supply chain risk designation for Anthropic arguing that Anthropic presents an incurable threat to the United States\u2026 that the government needs to use for its most sensitive applications <em>immediately<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/top-news\/articles\/2026-03-17\/trump-administration-defends-anthropic-blacklisting-in-us-court\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/03\/morning-docket-03-18-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 03.18.26<\/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>* Chief Justice Roberts says personal attacks against judges have got to stop. But, one might ask, what if those attacks are official acts of the president? [Reuters] * Jurors must ponder whether Elon Musk was deliberate or stupid. [Law360] * The Senate Commerce Committee asks \u201cLiability or Deniability?\u201d as Section 230 turns 30. 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