Morning Docket: 03.24.26
* NJ federal judges have picked another new U.S. Attorney. How long will it take for them to be fired and replaced illegally? [New Jersey Law Journal]
* Now departed SEC Enforcement chief had pushed back against administration officials demanding sweetheart deals for allies. [Reuters]
* Supreme Court signals interest in adding voting obstacles in advance of the Midterms. [New York Times]
* Trump DOJ looking to drop case against officers charged with knowingly using false information to secure the warrant that ended with other officers police killing Breonna Taylor. [ABA Journal]
* SEC must turn over video of its Elon Musk interview to documentary filmmaker. [Law360]
* Magistrate given a formal sanction over a private message about Winston Churchill was deemed “racially inappropriate.” Of note, the judge pointed out that he was criticizing colonialism and that he probably wasn’t trying to be racist about himself. [Legal Cheek]
* DOJ eliminates office providing legal counsel for indigent immigrants. [CBS News]
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