{"id":161412,"date":"2026-08-25T05:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/25\/morning-docket-08-25-26\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T05:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:42:41","slug":"morning-docket-08-25-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/25\/morning-docket-08-25-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 08.25.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Supreme Court uses shadow docket to lift injunction against Trump proposal to use Post Office to block votes from states that Trump doesn\u2019t approve. The majority ruled the injunction premature because the Post Office hadn\u2019t issued a final rule yet. The Post Office issued a final rule last week. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/08\/trump-supreme-court-mail-voting-kbj-warning.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Wachtell reportedly forcing park bench makeout partner out of the firm. [<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/24\/business\/wachtell-is-forcing-out-canoodling-central-park-lawyer-nathaniel-cullerton-after-viral-smoochfest-sources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Study finds over 50 appellate opinions showing signs of AI authorship. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/08\/24\/signs-of-ai-authorship-in-federal-appellate-opinions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* More law firms moving to four days in the office. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/law-firms-firms-increasingly-mandating-4-days-in-office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former Nevada government official wants conviction tossed, pointing to the state\u2019s phony US Attorney\u2019s personal rivalry with him. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/nevada-politician-accuses-top-trump-prosecutor-of-targeting-him\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Administration moving forward with big fee for H1-B visas. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-administration-moves-impose-more-than-100000-fee-h-1b-worker-visas-2026-08-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/morning-docket-08-25-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 08.25.26<\/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\">* Supreme Court uses shadow docket to lift injunction against Trump proposal to use Post Office to block votes from states that Trump doesn\u2019t approve. The majority ruled the injunction premature because the Post Office hadn\u2019t issued a final rule yet. The Post Office issued a final rule last week. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/08\/trump-supreme-court-mail-voting-kbj-warning.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Wachtell reportedly forcing park bench makeout partner out of the firm. [<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/24\/business\/wachtell-is-forcing-out-canoodling-central-park-lawyer-nathaniel-cullerton-after-viral-smoochfest-sources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Study finds over 50 appellate opinions showing signs of AI authorship. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/08\/24\/signs-of-ai-authorship-in-federal-appellate-opinions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* More law firms moving to four days in the office. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/law-firms-firms-increasingly-mandating-4-days-in-office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former Nevada government official wants conviction tossed, pointing to the state\u2019s phony US Attorney\u2019s personal rivalry with him. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/nevada-politician-accuses-top-trump-prosecutor-of-targeting-him\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Administration moving forward with big fee for H1-B visas. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-administration-moves-impose-more-than-100000-fee-h-1b-worker-visas-2026-08-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Supreme Court uses shadow docket to lift injunction against Trump proposal to use Post Office to block votes from states that Trump doesn\u2019t approve. The majority ruled the injunction premature because the Post Office hadn\u2019t issued a final rule yet. The Post Office issued a final rule last week. 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