{"id":152866,"date":"2026-05-26T05:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/26\/morning-docket-05-26-26\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:03:52","slug":"morning-docket-05-26-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/26\/morning-docket-05-26-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 05.26.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges as result of vindictive prosecution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-judge-dismisses-indictment-against-salvadoran-migrant-kilmar-abrego-2026-05-22\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clearing final hurdles before merger. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/05\/21\/with-40-days-until-merger-closes-hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-confront-final-integration-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Former U.S. Attorney arrested for hit-and-run. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/former-texas-us-attorney-for-the-southern-district-arrested-charged-with-felony-hit-and-run\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* In-house counsel are getting paid more\u2026 but actual authority remains a bigger gap. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/corpcounsel\/2026\/05\/22\/gc-pay-keeps-climbing-but-equity-and-company-scale-are-driving-a-wider-divide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Counsel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Authorities warning of \u201canti-tech extremism\u201d because of AI backlash. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Former prosecutor launches <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/05\/capitol-police-officers-sue-to-block-trump-slush-fund-for-rioters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a> suit over Trump\u2019s January 6 slush fund. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2481421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Law schools need to teach AI faster, but it\u2019s hard to build a curriculum around something that\u2019s changed a thousand times in the last three years. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/legal-exchange-insights-and-commentary\/law-schools-must-move-faster-on-teaching-ai-in-legal-practice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/05\/morning-docket-05-26-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 05.26.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges as result of vindictive prosecution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-judge-dismisses-indictment-against-salvadoran-migrant-kilmar-abrego-2026-05-22\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clearing final hurdles before merger. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/05\/21\/with-40-days-until-merger-closes-hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-confront-final-integration-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Former U.S. Attorney arrested for hit-and-run. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/former-texas-us-attorney-for-the-southern-district-arrested-charged-with-felony-hit-and-run\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* In-house counsel are getting paid more\u2026 but actual authority remains a bigger gap. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/corpcounsel\/2026\/05\/22\/gc-pay-keeps-climbing-but-equity-and-company-scale-are-driving-a-wider-divide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Counsel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Authorities warning of \u201canti-tech extremism\u201d because of AI backlash. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Former prosecutor launches <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/05\/capitol-police-officers-sue-to-block-trump-slush-fund-for-rioters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a> suit over Trump\u2019s January 6 slush fund. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2481421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Law schools need to teach AI faster, but it\u2019s hard to build a curriculum around something that\u2019s changed a thousand times in the last three years. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/legal-exchange-insights-and-commentary\/law-schools-must-move-faster-on-teaching-ai-in-legal-practice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges as result of vindictive prosecution. [Reuters] * Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clearing final hurdles before merger. [American Lawyer] * Former U.S. Attorney arrested for hit-and-run. [ABA Journal] * In-house counsel are getting paid more\u2026 but actual authority remains a bigger gap. 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