{"id":165208,"date":"2026-10-19T05:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/19\/morning-docket-10-19-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:10:28","slug":"morning-docket-10-19-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/19\/morning-docket-10-19-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.19.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump staffers lawyering up assuming Democrats win midterms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-administration-democrat-investigation-caa25bf7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump admin fails to get Susman Godfrey kicked off law firm suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-administration-loses-bid-disqualify-susman-godfrey-lawyer-groups-lawsuit-2026-10-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge accused of misconduct over having \u201cabandoned\u201d job. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/us-judge-facing-misconduct-claims-said-to-have-abandoned-job\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* NCAA goes to war with Ohio [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2538933\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Litigator co-hosts podcast focusing on reality TV legal issues. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/magazine\/article\/the-jd-of-reality-tv-this-texas-litigator-co-hosts-a-podcast-devoted-to-reality-tv-legal-issues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-18-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.19.26<\/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\">* Trump staffers lawyering up assuming Democrats win midterms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-administration-democrat-investigation-caa25bf7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Trump admin fails to get Susman Godfrey kicked off law firm suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-administration-loses-bid-disqualify-susman-godfrey-lawyer-groups-lawsuit-2026-10-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge accused of misconduct over having \u201cabandoned\u201d job. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/us-judge-facing-misconduct-claims-said-to-have-abandoned-job\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* NCAA goes to war with Ohio [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2538933\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Litigator co-hosts podcast focusing on reality TV legal issues. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/magazine\/article\/the-jd-of-reality-tv-this-texas-litigator-co-hosts-a-podcast-devoted-to-reality-tv-legal-issues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Trump staffers lawyering up assuming Democrats win midterms. [WSJ] * Trump admin fails to get Susman Godfrey kicked off law firm suit. [Reuters] * Judge accused of misconduct over having \u201cabandoned\u201d job. [Bloomberg Law News] * NCAA goes to war with Ohio [Law360] * Litigator co-hosts podcast focusing on reality TV legal issues. 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