{"id":163740,"date":"2026-09-28T05:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/28\/morning-docket-09-28-26\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:15:01","slug":"morning-docket-09-28-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/28\/morning-docket-09-28-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 09.28.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Clients want Biglaw to start handing out AI discounts, managing to display ignorance of how both AI and lawyers operate. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/26\/business\/dealbook\/ai-law-discount-billable-hour.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Chicago federal prosecutor\u2019s retirement letter lays into Trump administration boss for setting her up with botched prosecution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/federal-prosecutor-botched-broadview-case-assistant-us-attorney-sheri-mecklenburg-retires-protest-resignation-letter\/19873279\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump goes on tirade after Supreme Court rejects Missouri gerrymander for the third time. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6113998-trump-criticizes-supreme-court-missouri-map\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* But, the Supreme Court also said Trump can do a little arbitrary voter disenfranchisement as a treat. [<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/supreme-court-greenlights-national-citizenship-database-ahead-of-midterms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* McClatchy is gutting its newsrooms, eviscerating local court coverage. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtwatch.news\/p\/the-rabbit-hole-covering-what-mcclatchy-will-miss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Court Watch<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Law firms training AI to act human. AI now capable of waiting until they\u2019re allowed to expense dinner before doing real work. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fbi-ousts-officials-probing-threats-to-stephen-millers-family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Law school grades prove excellent predictor of bar passage says Department of Obvious study. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/law-school-grades-are-related-to-bar-passage-accesslex-study-finds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Patent verdict takes $5.7 billion bite out of Apple. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2529150\/apple-hit-with-historic-5-7b-patent-verdict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* FBI removes counterintelligence officers for not moving fast enough on alleged threats received by Stephen Miller\u2019s wife. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fbi-ousts-officials-probing-threats-to-stephen-millers-family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/morning-docket-09-28-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 09.28.26<\/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\">* Clients want Biglaw to start handing out AI discounts, managing to display ignorance of how both AI and lawyers operate. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/26\/business\/dealbook\/ai-law-discount-billable-hour.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Chicago federal prosecutor\u2019s retirement letter lays into Trump administration boss for setting her up with botched prosecution. [<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/federal-prosecutor-botched-broadview-case-assistant-us-attorney-sheri-mecklenburg-retires-protest-resignation-letter\/19873279\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump goes on tirade after Supreme Court rejects Missouri gerrymander for the third time. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6113998-trump-criticizes-supreme-court-missouri-map\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* But, the Supreme Court also said Trump can do a little arbitrary voter disenfranchisement as a treat. [<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/supreme-court-greenlights-national-citizenship-database-ahead-of-midterms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* McClatchy is gutting its newsrooms, eviscerating local court coverage. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtwatch.news\/p\/the-rabbit-hole-covering-what-mcclatchy-will-miss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Court Watch<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Law firms training AI to act human. AI now capable of waiting until they\u2019re allowed to expense dinner before doing real work. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fbi-ousts-officials-probing-threats-to-stephen-millers-family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Law school grades prove excellent predictor of bar passage says Department of Obvious study. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/law-school-grades-are-related-to-bar-passage-accesslex-study-finds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Patent verdict takes $5.7 billion bite out of Apple. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2529150\/apple-hit-with-historic-5-7b-patent-verdict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* FBI removes counterintelligence officers for not moving fast enough on alleged threats received by Stephen Miller\u2019s wife. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fbi-ousts-officials-probing-threats-to-stephen-millers-family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Clients want Biglaw to start handing out AI discounts, managing to display ignorance of how both AI and lawyers operate. [NY Times] * Chicago federal prosecutor\u2019s retirement letter lays into Trump administration boss for setting her up with botched prosecution. 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