Morning Docket: 08.14.18

* Prosecution rests in Paul Manafort trial after deciding the jury didn't even need to hear about the Fabregé egg bedazzled White Rhino skin robe. [WSJ] * Now we enter the ridiculous world of musing about whether or not it was legal for Omarosa to tape her own firing. Which was held in the Situation Room. Which doesn't sound like a clumsy setup at all. [The Guardian] * "Will AI-Powered Law Enfrocement Force Us To Rewrite Our Laws?" Well, decades of empirical evidence of limited efficacy and systemic discriminatory application haven't done it, so why would AI? [Forbes] * Law firm figures out how to make Trump's tax laws work for them proving once again that if you set your mind to it, anyone can outsmart this administration. [American Lawyer] * The ban-the-box movement to keep employers from amplifying the debilitating effects of the criminal justice system by effectively barring ex-convicts from reentering the workforce, has now taken hold in 31 states. [Corporate Counsel] * It's telling that "Trump cabinet official accused of violating ethics rules is so passé it's below the fold. [CNN] * Hawaii has dropped its fight over the Trump Muslim Ban after the Supreme Court handed down its persuasive "there are 5 of us and only 4 of you" ruling. [US News]