{"id":149399,"date":"2026-04-23T05:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/23\/morning-docket-04-23-26\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:05:55","slug":"morning-docket-04-23-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/23\/morning-docket-04-23-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 04.23.26"},"content":{"rendered":"

* Republican county judge blocks Virginia\u2019s redistricting effort. The same judge already tried to block it before and keeps getting swatted down by the state supreme court. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* SBF says he wrote his own brief\u2026 with help from his parents. Which must thrill the judge<\/a>. [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Interesting paper breaking down the rise in pro se court filings and AI\u2019s role. [Github<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* FBI reportedly probed a NY Times reporter after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau resources to chauffeur his girlfriend to get her hair done. [NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* House Oversight Committee Republicans split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Except the Constitution doesn\u2019t care what a House member thinks about a pardon, and they\u2019ll all enthusiastically support it if Trump does it. [Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Wilson Sonsini brings in new COO from Baker McKenzie. [American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Remember. the insurance fraud case where someone dressed up as a bear?<\/a> Well, it\u2019s sentencing time. [Lowering the Bar<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The post Morning Docket: 04.23.26<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* Republican county judge blocks Virginia\u2019s redistricting effort. The same judge already tried to block it before and keeps getting swatted down by the state supreme court. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* SBF says he wrote his own brief\u2026 with help from his parents. Which must thrill the judge<\/a>. [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Interesting paper breaking down the rise in pro se court filings and AI\u2019s role. [Github<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* FBI reportedly probed a NY Times reporter after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau resources to chauffeur his girlfriend to get her hair done. [NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* House Oversight Committee Republicans split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Except the Constitution doesn\u2019t care what a House member thinks about a pardon, and they\u2019ll all enthusiastically support it if Trump does it. [Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Wilson Sonsini brings in new COO from Baker McKenzie. [American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Remember. the insurance fraud case where someone dressed up as a bear?<\/a> Well, it\u2019s sentencing time. [Lowering the Bar<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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