Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.10.24

* Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to halt New York state law sentencing on "president-elect immunity." There's no rule requiring justices to note their dissent from this one, but Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh wanted to make the record clear that they would do what Trump asks even if there's zero basis in law. [SCOTUSBlog] * And the Eleventh Circuit tosses Aileen Cannon's nonsensical effort to block the DOJ from releasing the special counsel report on the Trump investigation. But since she'd issued a stay pending appeal that lasted longer than the appeal process, the stay is still in effect for the next few days. [ABC News] * KPMG moving into the law firm world in Arizona. [Law.com] * Alec Baldwin suing prosecutors over evidence mishandling in his criminal case. [Law360] * Supreme Court gears up for another wholesale rewrite to administrative law. [Bloomberg Law News] * Smartmatic's defamation claim against Fox News is still on. [Reuters]

By Above the Law on January 10, 2025 9:15 am

United States Supreme Court Building

(Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)

* Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to halt New York state law sentencing on “president-elect immunity.” There’s no rule requiring justices to note their dissent from this one, but Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh wanted to make the record clear that they would do what Trump asks even if there’s zero basis in law. [SCOTUSBlog]

* And the Eleventh Circuit tosses Aileen Cannon’s nonsensical effort to block the DOJ from releasing the special counsel report on the Trump investigation. But since she’d issued a stay pending appeal that lasted longer than the appeal process, the stay is still in effect for the next few days. [ABC News]

* KPMG moving into the law firm world in Arizona. [Law.com]

* Alec Baldwin suing prosecutors over evidence mishandling in his criminal case. [Law360]

* Supreme Court gears up for another wholesale rewrite to administrative law. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Smartmatic’s defamation claim against Fox News is still on. [Reuters]