{"id":161968,"date":"2026-09-01T05:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/01\/morning-docket-09-01-26\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T05:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:10:03","slug":"morning-docket-09-01-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/01\/morning-docket-09-01-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 09.01.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Supreme Court decides no one has standing to stop a president who wants to tear down a national monument and build on top of it all without congressional approval. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/supreme-court-ballroom-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* HSF Kramer named in billion-dollar malpractice suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/hsf-kramer-partners-named-in-ex-clients-1b-malpractice-suit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* They convicted Tupac\u2019s murderer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/jury-hear-closing-arguments-tupac-killing-trial-2026-08-31\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump\u2019s financial aid cap didn\u2019t collapse law school admissions this cycle. Which either proves it wasn\u2019t a big deal or law students are as irresponsible with their future finances as ever. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/web\/article\/new-financial-aid-rules-didnt-hurt-incoming-law-class-size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* State AGs say Amazon pocketed $20 billion through price manipulation. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2519824\/ftc-ags-say-amazon-pocketed-20b-with-fraudulent-auctions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Should the <em>Purcell<\/em> principle apply to federal election law changes? I mean, it won\u2019t in this case because this is an election law change that Republicans want, but <em>in theory<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevevladeck.com\/p\/247-should-purcell-apply-to-the-federal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One First<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Lawsuit alleges airline outed gay couple to Saudi authorities. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/08\/31\/lawsuit-over-outing-of-gay-saudi-residents-by-lufthansa-in-saudi-arabia-can-proceed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/morning-docket-09-01-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 09.01.26<\/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 decides no one has standing to stop a president who wants to tear down a national monument and build on top of it all without congressional approval. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/supreme-court-ballroom-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* HSF Kramer named in billion-dollar malpractice suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/hsf-kramer-partners-named-in-ex-clients-1b-malpractice-suit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* They convicted Tupac\u2019s murderer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/jury-hear-closing-arguments-tupac-killing-trial-2026-08-31\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump\u2019s financial aid cap didn\u2019t collapse law school admissions this cycle. Which either proves it wasn\u2019t a big deal or law students are as irresponsible with their future finances as ever. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/web\/article\/new-financial-aid-rules-didnt-hurt-incoming-law-class-size\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* State AGs say Amazon pocketed $20 billion through price manipulation. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2519824\/ftc-ags-say-amazon-pocketed-20b-with-fraudulent-auctions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Should the <em>Purcell<\/em> principle apply to federal election law changes? I mean, it won\u2019t in this case because this is an election law change that Republicans want, but <em>in theory<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevevladeck.com\/p\/247-should-purcell-apply-to-the-federal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One First<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Lawsuit alleges airline outed gay couple to Saudi authorities. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/08\/31\/lawsuit-over-outing-of-gay-saudi-residents-by-lufthansa-in-saudi-arabia-can-proceed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Supreme Court decides no one has standing to stop a president who wants to tear down a national monument and build on top of it all without congressional approval. [Balls and Strikes] * HSF Kramer named in billion-dollar malpractice suit. [Bloomberg Law News] * They convicted Tupac\u2019s murderer. 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