{"id":155651,"date":"2026-07-01T05:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/01\/morning-docket-07-01-26\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:25:41","slug":"morning-docket-07-01-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/01\/morning-docket-07-01-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 07.01.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* In an exquisite use of concurring opinions, Ketanji Brown Jackson goes off on Clarence Thomas and his revisionist history of the 14th Amendment. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/jackson-thomas-offer-dueling-history-of-birthright-citizenship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The left can\u2019t afford to get cocky about the birthright citizenship decision. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/supreme-court-birthright-close-call_n_6a4417e7e4b0032dbc136b26?origin=home-whats-happening-unit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Hey! SCOTUS\u2019s election law decision yesterday *could* have been worse! [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/06\/supreme-court-kavanaugh-nrsc-bad.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* TikTok settles with plaintiff rather than take the social media use case to trial in California. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/tiktok-settles-with-minor-plaintiff-ahead-second-individual-trial-over-social-2026-06-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Mere months after being confirmed to a district court seat, Anna St. John gets a nod for the Fifth Circuit \u2014 that is the fastest of fast tracks. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-picks-recently-confirmed-judge-anna-st-john-for-5th-circuit-vacancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s time for Donald Trump to pay the price, the E. Jean Carroll $5+ million judgment that is. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5948993-e-jean-carroll-donald-trump-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/morning-docket-07-01-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 07.01.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* In an exquisite use of concurring opinions, Ketanji Brown Jackson goes off on Clarence Thomas and his revisionist history of the 14th Amendment. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/jackson-thomas-offer-dueling-history-of-birthright-citizenship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* The left can\u2019t afford to get cocky about the birthright citizenship decision. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/supreme-court-birthright-close-call_n_6a4417e7e4b0032dbc136b26?origin=home-whats-happening-unit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Hey! SCOTUS\u2019s election law decision yesterday *could* have been worse! [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/06\/supreme-court-kavanaugh-nrsc-bad.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* TikTok settles with plaintiff rather than take the social media use case to trial in California. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/tiktok-settles-with-minor-plaintiff-ahead-second-individual-trial-over-social-2026-06-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Mere months after being confirmed to a district court seat, Anna St. John gets a nod for the Fifth Circuit \u2014 that is the fastest of fast tracks. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-picks-recently-confirmed-judge-anna-st-john-for-5th-circuit-vacancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s time for Donald Trump to pay the price, the E. Jean Carroll $5+ million judgment that is. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5948993-e-jean-carroll-donald-trump-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* In an exquisite use of concurring opinions, Ketanji Brown Jackson goes off on Clarence Thomas and his revisionist history of the 14th Amendment. [Bloomberg Law News] * The left can\u2019t afford to get cocky about the birthright citizenship decision. [Huffington Post] * Hey! SCOTUS\u2019s election law decision yesterday *could* have been worse! 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