{"id":165128,"date":"2026-10-16T05:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/16\/morning-docket-10-16-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:48:40","slug":"morning-docket-10-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/16\/morning-docket-10-16-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.16.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The BBC is trying to hold Trump\u2019s feet to the deposition fire. [<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-bbc-lawsuit-deposition-1c37f79ecf8b6006cd1403f572379cd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The DOJ\u2019s beef with California over voter rolls heads to court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/doj-sues-california-voting-roll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* OpenAI &amp; Meta tell the courts to be very worried about the deepfake evidence. We\u2019re all looking for the guys who did this! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/openai-meta-caution-us-judiciary-about-risk-deepfake-evidence-2026-10-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump donor Eric Deters sues Kimberly Guilfoyle for defamation and promises to release a phone call with \u201cthe most explosive, the most devastating information about Kimberly Guilfoyle to date.\u201d\u00a0Love when litigation is this messy. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zacharyfolk\/2026\/10\/15\/trump-donor-sues-kimberly-guilfoyle-for-defamation-after-allegations-she-asked-him-for-100000\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Will Blockbuster Video save our rights in 2026? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/digital-privacy-salazar-paramount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Nation<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Comcast slammed in patent case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2537289\/comcast-hit-with-213m-verdict-in-streaming-patent-case\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump backs off of livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooter. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/15\/politics\/fort-hood-shooter-execution-livestream-called-off\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-16-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.16.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/trump-yelling-GettyImages-624424334-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"post-single__featured-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by DON EMMERT\/AFP via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The BBC is trying to hold Trump\u2019s feet to the deposition fire. [<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-bbc-lawsuit-deposition-1c37f79ecf8b6006cd1403f572379cd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* The DOJ\u2019s beef with California over voter rolls heads to court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/doj-sues-california-voting-roll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* OpenAI &amp; Meta tell the courts to be very worried about the deepfake evidence. We\u2019re all looking for the guys who did this! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/openai-meta-caution-us-judiciary-about-risk-deepfake-evidence-2026-10-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump donor Eric Deters sues Kimberly Guilfoyle for defamation and promises to release a phone call with \u201cthe most explosive, the most devastating information about Kimberly Guilfoyle to date.\u201d\u00a0Love when litigation is this messy. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zacharyfolk\/2026\/10\/15\/trump-donor-sues-kimberly-guilfoyle-for-defamation-after-allegations-she-asked-him-for-100000\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Will Blockbuster Video save our rights in 2026? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/digital-privacy-salazar-paramount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Nation<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Comcast slammed in patent case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2537289\/comcast-hit-with-213m-verdict-in-streaming-patent-case\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump backs off of livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooter. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/15\/politics\/fort-hood-shooter-execution-livestream-called-off\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* The BBC is trying to hold Trump\u2019s feet to the deposition fire. [Associated Press] * The DOJ\u2019s beef with California over voter rolls heads to court. [Politico] * OpenAI &amp; Meta tell the courts to be very worried about the deepfake evidence. We\u2019re all looking for the guys who did this! 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