{"id":159935,"date":"2026-08-10T05:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/morning-docket-08-10-26\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:25:41","slug":"morning-docket-08-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/morning-docket-08-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 08.10.26"},"content":{"rendered":"

* Todd Blanche confirmed as Attorney General in the middle of the night. [NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* President\u2019s son-in-law intended to destroy villages to build luxury property on stolen Albanian land he bought from suspected gang lord. We are running out of unique English sentences so fast. [WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Fake US Attorney Bill Essayli hires his former senior aide into the office despite facing jail time over battery and grand theft charges. Only the best people in this administration. [Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Trump judge decides she can\u2019t see anything vindictive about Justice Department\u2019s prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center for paying informants to infiltrate hate groups. [CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Investigation launching into Jeanine Pirro\u2019s ultimately fruitless Reflecting Pool prosecution. [The New Republic<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Author of \u201cHow to Kill A Federal Judge\u201d convicted for\u2026 threatening a federal judge. How ironic. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Harvey raising another $500 million. [The Information<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Trump tries to fire Lisa Cook again. [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Judge Judy\u2019s son now has a court show. [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The post Morning Docket: 08.10.26<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* Todd Blanche confirmed as Attorney General in the middle of the night. [NPR<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* President\u2019s son-in-law intended to destroy villages to build luxury property on stolen Albanian land he bought from suspected gang lord. We are running out of unique English sentences so fast. [WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Fake US Attorney Bill Essayli hires his former senior aide into the office despite facing jail time over battery and grand theft charges. Only the best people in this administration. [Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Trump judge decides she can\u2019t see anything vindictive about Justice Department\u2019s prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center for paying informants to infiltrate hate groups. [CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Investigation launching into Jeanine Pirro\u2019s ultimately fruitless Reflecting Pool prosecution. [The New Republic<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Author of \u201cHow to Kill A Federal Judge\u201d convicted for\u2026 threatening a federal judge. How ironic. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Harvey raising another $500 million. [The Information<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Trump tries to fire Lisa Cook again. [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Judge Judy\u2019s son now has a court show. [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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