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Morning Docket: 01.29.26

* Trump accuses Minneapolis mayor of “very serious violation of the law” because the mayor is obeying a Supreme Court precedent written by well-known leftist… Antonin Scalia. [Time]

* Meanwhile, a Minnesota federal judge blocked Homeland Security’s current indiscriminate sweep and ordered the release of those recently detained. [Courthouse News Service]

* Seventh Circuit digs into AI privacy settlement that gave plaintiffs a cut of the defendant. [National Law Journal]

* Judges will come together to better understand AI and its implications for the justice system. [Legaltech News]

* Spider-Man testifies in Goldstein trial. [Law360]

* Lawsuit hopes to block FEMA staffing cuts. [Reuters]

* Inter American back in ABA compliance. Congrats. [ABA Journal]

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