{"id":162062,"date":"2026-09-02T05:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/02\/morning-docket-09-02-26\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T05:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:33:49","slug":"morning-docket-09-02-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/02\/morning-docket-09-02-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 09.02.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* When Scalia died, John Roberts decided to change the rules to keep the justices\u2019 papers locked away for decades after they die. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/us\/politics\/supreme-court-internal-records-sealed.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* House Republicans begin inquiry into the Eleventh Circuit\u2019s probe of Judge Eleanor Ross. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/gop-seeks-information-on-ethics-probe-of-us-judge-in-atlanta?taid=6a9751ebef34f600018764fc&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Lawyer arrested for terroristic threat against teen relative. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/lawyer-arrested-on-a-charge-he-made-terroristic-threat-against-16-year-old-family-member\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Recording artists sue Suno, claiming the AI provider is stealing their identities. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jason-isbell-suno-lawsuit-artist-identities-1235619317\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The revolving door between Jones Day and the Trump administration continues to spin. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/legalindustry\/articles\/2519602\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Second Circuit rules public school district can ban teachers from hanging Pride flags. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/second-circuit-backs-ny-school-district-in-pride-flag-dispute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former Google engineer sentenced to 12 months for stealing AI secrets. So if some cut-rate model starts giving really bad internet search summaries, you know the culprit! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/ex-google-engineer-who-stole-trade-secrets-sentenced-to-nearly-12-months\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A&amp;O Sherman hires judge who dominated patent cases as part of the less-socially-destructive-but-still-bad consequence of Texas federal court judge shopping. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/law-firm-ao-shearman-hires-texas-ex-judge-who-dominated-patent-cases-2026-09-01\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/morning-docket-09-02-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 09.02.26<\/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\">* When Scalia died, John Roberts decided to change the rules to keep the justices\u2019 papers locked away for decades after they die. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/us\/politics\/supreme-court-internal-records-sealed.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* House Republicans begin inquiry into the Eleventh Circuit\u2019s probe of Judge Eleanor Ross. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/gop-seeks-information-on-ethics-probe-of-us-judge-in-atlanta?taid=6a9751ebef34f600018764fc&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Lawyer arrested for terroristic threat against teen relative. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/lawyer-arrested-on-a-charge-he-made-terroristic-threat-against-16-year-old-family-member\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Recording artists sue Suno, claiming the AI provider is stealing their identities. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jason-isbell-suno-lawsuit-artist-identities-1235619317\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The revolving door between Jones Day and the Trump administration continues to spin. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/legalindustry\/articles\/2519602\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Second Circuit rules public school district can ban teachers from hanging Pride flags. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/second-circuit-backs-ny-school-district-in-pride-flag-dispute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former Google engineer sentenced to 12 months for stealing AI secrets. So if some cut-rate model starts giving really bad internet search summaries, you know the culprit! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/ex-google-engineer-who-stole-trade-secrets-sentenced-to-nearly-12-months\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A&amp;O Sherman hires judge who dominated patent cases as part of the less-socially-destructive-but-still-bad consequence of Texas federal court judge shopping. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/law-firm-ao-shearman-hires-texas-ex-judge-who-dominated-patent-cases-2026-09-01\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* When Scalia died, John Roberts decided to change the rules to keep the justices\u2019 papers locked away for decades after they die. [NY Times] * House Republicans begin inquiry into the Eleventh Circuit\u2019s probe of Judge Eleanor Ross. [Bloomberg Law News] * Lawyer arrested for terroristic threat against teen relative. 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