{"id":165479,"date":"2026-10-22T05:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/22\/morning-docket-10-22-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:47:30","slug":"morning-docket-10-22-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/22\/morning-docket-10-22-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.22.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Justice Department Inspector General refuses to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool matter\u2026 you know, the one where the administration ruined the pool and tried to send an innocent Olympian to jail as part of the cover up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-reflecting-pool-justice-department-hearn-pirro-2206ea05e0f543610b447d73a0a8c2d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Administration attacks voting rolls with election around the corner. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/10\/midterm-news-california-trump-2026-vote-fraud.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former career DOJ attorney offers candid, on-the-record account of representing the government in court under the current Trump administration. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fear-inside-trumps-doj-how-a-lawyer-reached-her-breaking-point\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anthropic tried to enter the legal tech market directly and it\u2019s\u2026 not going well. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/anthropics-ambitions-in-legal-technology-get-a-reality-check\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge decimates Meta\u2019s data privacy verdict. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/new-mexico-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25-billion-over-data-privacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Alex Berenson sued Twitter over the company banning him during the pandemic while he posted goofy stuff about vaccines. The court pointed to the terms of service and kicked the suit into the sun. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/10\/21\/covid-vaccine-skeptic-alex-berensons-lawsuit-over-termination-of-his-twitter-account-thrown-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* DOJ asks Eighth Circuit to ban trial judges from imposing fines upon government lawyers in contempt. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/justice-department-fights-minnesota-judges-contempt-order-against-government-attorney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-22-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.22.26<\/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\">* Justice Department Inspector General refuses to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool matter\u2026 you know, the one where the administration ruined the pool and tried to send an innocent Olympian to jail as part of the cover up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-reflecting-pool-justice-department-hearn-pirro-2206ea05e0f543610b447d73a0a8c2d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Administration attacks voting rolls with election around the corner. [<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2026\/10\/midterm-news-california-trump-2026-vote-fraud.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slate<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Former career DOJ attorney offers candid, on-the-record account of representing the government in court under the current Trump administration. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fear-inside-trumps-doj-how-a-lawyer-reached-her-breaking-point\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Anthropic tried to enter the legal tech market directly and it\u2019s\u2026 not going well. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/anthropics-ambitions-in-legal-technology-get-a-reality-check\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge decimates Meta\u2019s data privacy verdict. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/new-mexico-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25-billion-over-data-privacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Alex Berenson sued Twitter over the company banning him during the pandemic while he posted goofy stuff about vaccines. The court pointed to the terms of service and kicked the suit into the sun. [<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/volokh\/2026\/10\/21\/covid-vaccine-skeptic-alex-berensons-lawsuit-over-termination-of-his-twitter-account-thrown-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volokh Conspiracy<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* DOJ asks Eighth Circuit to ban trial judges from imposing fines upon government lawyers in contempt. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/justice-department-fights-minnesota-judges-contempt-order-against-government-attorney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Justice Department Inspector General refuses to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool matter\u2026 you know, the one where the administration ruined the pool and tried to send an innocent Olympian to jail as part of the cover up. [AP News] * Administration attacks voting rolls with election around the corner. 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