{"id":162499,"date":"2026-09-10T05:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/10\/morning-docket-09-10-26\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:52:08","slug":"morning-docket-09-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/10\/morning-docket-09-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 09.10.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Missouri lawmakers threaten to impeach state supreme court if they hold secretary of state in contempt for using redrawn maps that violate state constitution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/09\/10\/missouri-lawmakers-threaten-state-supreme-court-justices-drop-contempt-charge-or-face-impeachment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KCTV<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the whole thing is back at the U.S. Supreme Court \u2014 which already blessed the Missouri supreme court decision \u2014 after Republican judges on the Eighth Circuit approved district judge\u2019s collateral attack on state decision. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevevladeck.com\/p\/bonus-248-missouris-massive-midterm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One First<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Todd Blanche speaks at Republican midterm rally in an obvious Hatch Act violation. But the administration says it was fine because it was cleared by the DOJ\u2019s ethics people\u2026 as a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/attorney-general-pam-bondi-fires-top-justice-department-ethics-official-joseph-tirrell\/17120217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the DOJ fired its ethics people last year<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6079214-eric-holder-todd-blanche-gop-midterm-convention-speech-critique\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Senator Roger Marshall relentlessly sued his patients as an OB\/GYN up to the point where new mothers were led away from their children in handcuffs. But, you know, Republicans are about <em>family<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/08\/us\/politics\/roger-marshall-obgyn-doctor-debts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.kJcw.UF5DQz-5kAKz&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The Trump White House has been blatantly ripping off video game trademarks for the last couple weeks. Most sat back and took it, but Tetris threatened to actually enforce its legal rights and Trump instantly backed down. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9v9djj4m3do\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A deep dive into the mail-in ballot fight at the Supreme Court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/156487\/the-simplest-way-for-the-supreme-court-to-rule-in-the-usps-mail-ballots-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just Security<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Convicted sex traffickers hired Alan Dershowitz to help pursue \u201cexecutive clemency\u201d according to financial documents, [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/09\/nyregion\/dershowitz-alexander-brothers-pardon.html?unlocked_article_code=1._1A.opaa.ZRGzI2uOEAYe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Producers of The Pitt ask court to shut down Michael Crichton estate\u2019s lawsuit over similarities to ER based on\u2026 well, Noah Wyle working in an hospital. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/the-pitt-producers-urge-california-appeals-court-to-reject-er-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Ohio AG sues the J. Peterman company. The fallout from the urban sombrero continues. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/entertainment\/television\/2026\/09\/06\/ohio-sues-j-peterman-cincinnati-business-made-famous-by-seinfeld\/91607915007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Inquirer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A small and solo response to bar association AI policies built for Biglaw. [<a href=\"https:\/\/abajournal.com\/columns\/article\/the-ai-policy-your-bar-association-wrote-is-for-biglaw-what-solo-and-small-firms-should-do-instead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/morning-docket-09-10-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 09.10.26<\/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\">* Missouri lawmakers threaten to impeach state supreme court if they hold secretary of state in contempt for using redrawn maps that violate state constitution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/09\/10\/missouri-lawmakers-threaten-state-supreme-court-justices-drop-contempt-charge-or-face-impeachment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KCTV<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the whole thing is back at the U.S. Supreme Court \u2014 which already blessed the Missouri supreme court decision \u2014 after Republican judges on the Eighth Circuit approved district judge\u2019s collateral attack on state decision. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevevladeck.com\/p\/bonus-248-missouris-massive-midterm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One First<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Todd Blanche speaks at Republican midterm rally in an obvious Hatch Act violation. But the administration says it was fine because it was cleared by the DOJ\u2019s ethics people\u2026 as a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/attorney-general-pam-bondi-fires-top-justice-department-ethics-official-joseph-tirrell\/17120217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the DOJ fired its ethics people last year<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6079214-eric-holder-todd-blanche-gop-midterm-convention-speech-critique\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Senator Roger Marshall relentlessly sued his patients as an OB\/GYN up to the point where new mothers were led away from their children in handcuffs. But, you know, Republicans are about <em>family<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/08\/us\/politics\/roger-marshall-obgyn-doctor-debts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.kJcw.UF5DQz-5kAKz&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The Trump White House has been blatantly ripping off video game trademarks for the last couple weeks. Most sat back and took it, but Tetris threatened to actually enforce its legal rights and Trump instantly backed down. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9v9djj4m3do\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A deep dive into the mail-in ballot fight at the Supreme Court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/156487\/the-simplest-way-for-the-supreme-court-to-rule-in-the-usps-mail-ballots-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just Security<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Convicted sex traffickers hired Alan Dershowitz to help pursue \u201cexecutive clemency\u201d according to financial documents, [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/09\/nyregion\/dershowitz-alexander-brothers-pardon.html?unlocked_article_code=1._1A.opaa.ZRGzI2uOEAYe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Producers of The Pitt ask court to shut down Michael Crichton estate\u2019s lawsuit over similarities to ER based on\u2026 well, Noah Wyle working in an hospital. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/the-pitt-producers-urge-california-appeals-court-to-reject-er-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Ohio AG sues the J. Peterman company. The fallout from the urban sombrero continues. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/entertainment\/television\/2026\/09\/06\/ohio-sues-j-peterman-cincinnati-business-made-famous-by-seinfeld\/91607915007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Inquirer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A small and solo response to bar association AI policies built for Biglaw. [<a href=\"https:\/\/abajournal.com\/columns\/article\/the-ai-policy-your-bar-association-wrote-is-for-biglaw-what-solo-and-small-firms-should-do-instead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Missouri lawmakers threaten to impeach state supreme court if they hold secretary of state in contempt for using redrawn maps that violate state constitution. [KCTV] Meanwhile, the whole thing is back at the U.S. Supreme Court \u2014 which already blessed the Missouri supreme court decision \u2014 after Republican judges on the Eighth Circuit approved [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":162500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}