{"id":149834,"date":"2026-04-29T05:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/29\/morning-docket-04-29-26\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T05:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:26:03","slug":"morning-docket-04-29-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/29\/morning-docket-04-29-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 04.29.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Taylor Swift attempts to register her voice and likeness as trademarks to combat deep fakes that copyright law can\u2019t address. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/can-trademarking-taylor-swift-s-voice-likeness-combat-deepfakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* This morning, the Supreme Court will hear the government\u2019s argument that it can arbitrarily strip Haitians over temporary protected status while simultaneously still classifying the country as dangerous. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/29\/nx-s1-5794042\/supeme-court-tps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Alien Tort Act doesn\u2019t reach everything, but it probably reaches claims that a U.S. company aided and abetted overseas torture. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2470709\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cFirm Leaders \u2018Determined\u2019 to Train Attorneys to Avoid Using AI-Produced Mistakes.\u201d Sure, but since the firm leaders are the ones signing the briefs, have they considered \u201cbothering to edit them?\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/dailyreportonline\/2026\/04\/28\/firm-leaders-determined-to-train-attorneys-to-avoid-using-ai-produced-mistakes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Report<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Popehat breaks down the <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/james-comey-indicted-for-playing-with-sea-shells-in-new-low-point-for-doj-integrity\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comey indictment<\/a> and is not impressed. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.popehat.com\/p\/the-comey-threat-indictment-is-a-grave-embarrassment-to-the-united-states-department-of-justice-and\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Popehat Report<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* ABA settles diversity scholarship suit after promising not to let it improve diversity.[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2026\/04\/28\/aba-settles-lawsuit-over-diversity-scholarship-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/morning-docket-04-29-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 04.29.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Taylor Swift attempts to register her voice and likeness as trademarks to combat deep fakes that copyright law can\u2019t address. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/can-trademarking-taylor-swift-s-voice-likeness-combat-deepfakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* This morning, the Supreme Court will hear the government\u2019s argument that it can arbitrarily strip Haitians over temporary protected status while simultaneously still classifying the country as dangerous. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/29\/nx-s1-5794042\/supeme-court-tps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The Alien Tort Act doesn\u2019t reach everything, but it probably reaches claims that a U.S. company aided and abetted overseas torture. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2470709\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cFirm Leaders \u2018Determined\u2019 to Train Attorneys to Avoid Using AI-Produced Mistakes.\u201d Sure, but since the firm leaders are the ones signing the briefs, have they considered \u201cbothering to edit them?\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/dailyreportonline\/2026\/04\/28\/firm-leaders-determined-to-train-attorneys-to-avoid-using-ai-produced-mistakes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Report<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Popehat breaks down the <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/james-comey-indicted-for-playing-with-sea-shells-in-new-low-point-for-doj-integrity\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comey indictment<\/a> and is not impressed. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.popehat.com\/p\/the-comey-threat-indictment-is-a-grave-embarrassment-to-the-united-states-department-of-justice-and\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Popehat Report<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* ABA settles diversity scholarship suit after promising not to let it improve diversity.[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2026\/04\/28\/aba-settles-lawsuit-over-diversity-scholarship-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Taylor Swift attempts to register her voice and likeness as trademarks to combat deep fakes that copyright law can\u2019t address. [ABA Journal] * This morning, the Supreme Court will hear the government\u2019s argument that it can arbitrarily strip Haitians over temporary protected status while simultaneously still classifying the country as dangerous. 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