{"id":159523,"date":"2026-08-05T06:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/05\/morning-docket-08-05-26\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:36:06","slug":"morning-docket-08-05-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/05\/morning-docket-08-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 08.05.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Chicago U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office self-reports wrongdoing to DOJ watchdog\u2026 where almost certainly nothing will end up happening. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/08\/05\/us-attorneys-office-mea-culpa-broadview-six-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tribune<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* ABA House of Delegates refuses to junk diversity standard for accreditation. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdjournal.com\/2026\/08\/05\/aba-rejects-plan-end-dei-rule-law-schools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JD Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anti-law enforcement license plates are free speech. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/fourth-circuit-defines-anti-cop-license-plate-as-protected-private-speech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judges push DHS general counsel to remove <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/dhs-general-counsel-names-four-federal-judges-worst-of-the-worst-as-threats-against-judiciary-hit-564\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media posts<\/a> comparing judges to murderers. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/judges-urge-dhs-lawyer-to-remove-posts-targeting-judiciary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Kansas rejects amendment to elect state supreme court justices. [<a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2026\/08\/04\/kansas-voters-reject-constitutional-amendment-on-judicial-selection-by-wide-margin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas Reflector<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* New Mexico develops a bar exam-free path to license. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ladailypost.com\/state-supreme-court-approves-skills-based-pathway-to-becoming-licensed-lawyer-in-new-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Alamos Daily Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A deep dive on Roy Cohn, the lawyer who ruined everything. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/08\/10\/roy-cohn-profile?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=app.dashsocial.com\/newyorkermag\/library\/media\/704971685\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Yorker<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/morning-docket-08-05-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 08.05.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Chicago U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office self-reports wrongdoing to DOJ watchdog\u2026 where almost certainly nothing will end up happening. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2026\/08\/05\/us-attorneys-office-mea-culpa-broadview-six-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tribune<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* ABA House of Delegates refuses to junk diversity standard for accreditation. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdjournal.com\/2026\/08\/05\/aba-rejects-plan-end-dei-rule-law-schools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JD Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anti-law enforcement license plates are free speech. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/fourth-circuit-defines-anti-cop-license-plate-as-protected-private-speech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judges push DHS general counsel to remove <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/dhs-general-counsel-names-four-federal-judges-worst-of-the-worst-as-threats-against-judiciary-hit-564\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media posts<\/a> comparing judges to murderers. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/judges-urge-dhs-lawyer-to-remove-posts-targeting-judiciary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Kansas rejects amendment to elect state supreme court justices. [<a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2026\/08\/04\/kansas-voters-reject-constitutional-amendment-on-judicial-selection-by-wide-margin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas Reflector<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* New Mexico develops a bar exam-free path to license. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ladailypost.com\/state-supreme-court-approves-skills-based-pathway-to-becoming-licensed-lawyer-in-new-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Alamos Daily Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A deep dive on Roy Cohn, the lawyer who ruined everything. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/08\/10\/roy-cohn-profile?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=app.dashsocial.com\/newyorkermag\/library\/media\/704971685\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Yorker<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Chicago U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office self-reports wrongdoing to DOJ watchdog\u2026 where almost certainly nothing will end up happening. [Chicago Tribune] * ABA House of Delegates refuses to junk diversity standard for accreditation. [JD Journal] * Anti-law enforcement license plates are free speech. 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