{"id":164940,"date":"2026-10-14T05:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/14\/morning-docket-10-14-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T05:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:09:39","slug":"morning-docket-10-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/14\/morning-docket-10-14-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.14.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* New press secretary claims to be a lawyer, but she\u2019s never passed a bar in the United States. In response, she says she passed the bar exam in China\u2026 even though China doesn\u2019t let foreign nationals take their bar exam. [<a href=\"https:\/\/popular.info\/p\/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Popular Information<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Reddit wants Proskauer blocked from representing Perplexity in data case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/reddit-perplexity-ai-clash-over-law-firms-role-data-scraping-case-2026-10-12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anthropic asks for <em>en banc<\/em> rehearing after panel rubberstamps Pentagon\u2019s decision to label the company a supply chain risk without evidence. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/10\/13\/anthropic-wants-court-in-dc-to-rehear-appeal-of-pentagon-blacklist-.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Neil Gorsuch seems peeved to learn that his conservative colleagues only care about gutting independent agency power when Democrats are in charge. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/beaird-v-united-states-neil-gorsuch-sentencing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Schillings partners with Clare Locke in private investigations business. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/42209791-2167-4c4e-81a0-f610a981b745?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former OpenAI engineer from Saudi Arabia charged with bugging the company. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2537519\/ex-openai-engineer-charged-with-bugging-conference-room\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* CVS paying $315 million to settle with the DOJ over opioids. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cvs-pay-315-million-settle-opioid-prescription-case-rcna603289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Google settles case over Google Assistant recording conversations without notification and using them for ad targeting, which is basically how everything works today. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/judge-approves-68-million-google-assistant-privacy-settlement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Man charged with murder set to become new sheriff. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/10\/2026-midterm-elections-sheriff-arkansas-murder.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-14-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.14.26<\/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\">* New press secretary claims to be a lawyer, but she\u2019s never passed a bar in the United States. In response, she says she passed the bar exam in China\u2026 even though China doesn\u2019t let foreign nationals take their bar exam. [<a href=\"https:\/\/popular.info\/p\/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Popular Information<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Reddit wants Proskauer blocked from representing Perplexity in data case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/reddit-perplexity-ai-clash-over-law-firms-role-data-scraping-case-2026-10-12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anthropic asks for <em>en banc<\/em> rehearing after panel rubberstamps Pentagon\u2019s decision to label the company a supply chain risk without evidence. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/10\/13\/anthropic-wants-court-in-dc-to-rehear-appeal-of-pentagon-blacklist-.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Neil Gorsuch seems peeved to learn that his conservative colleagues only care about gutting independent agency power when Democrats are in charge. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/beaird-v-united-states-neil-gorsuch-sentencing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Schillings partners with Clare Locke in private investigations business. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/42209791-2167-4c4e-81a0-f610a981b745?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former OpenAI engineer from Saudi Arabia charged with bugging the company. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2537519\/ex-openai-engineer-charged-with-bugging-conference-room\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* CVS paying $315 million to settle with the DOJ over opioids. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cvs-pay-315-million-settle-opioid-prescription-case-rcna603289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Google settles case over Google Assistant recording conversations without notification and using them for ad targeting, which is basically how everything works today. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/judge-approves-68-million-google-assistant-privacy-settlement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Man charged with murder set to become new sheriff. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/10\/2026-midterm-elections-sheriff-arkansas-murder.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* New press secretary claims to be a lawyer, but she\u2019s never passed a bar in the United States. In response, she says she passed the bar exam in China\u2026 even though China doesn\u2019t let foreign nationals take their bar exam. [Popular Information] * Reddit wants Proskauer blocked from representing Perplexity in data case. 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