Morning Docket: 08.27.25

* Parents sue OpenAI after chatbot encouraged son in his suicide efforts. [CNN] * Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing an ICE arrest by barring officers from courtroom not entitled to judicial immunity from criminal charges. This is the correct outcome in a world before Trump v. United States, but it's pretty stupid in a world afterward. [Reuters] * Lawyer running Trump's antisemitism task force has long, not-so-great record of "client disputes and scathing judicial rebukes." [Pro Publica] * Retired judge indicted for sexually assaulting assistant. [ABA Journal] * Man accused of spitting on National Guard troops occupying D.C. is a lawyer. [WUSA9] * Polsinelli accuses partner of taking $1.5M fee on way out the door. [Law.com] * Anthropic settles with authors suing over training data obtained from pirate sites. [Law360]

By Above the Law on August 27, 2025 8:55 am

* Parents sue OpenAI after chatbot encouraged son in his suicide efforts. [CNN]

* Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing an ICE arrest by barring officers from courtroom not entitled to judicial immunity from criminal charges. This is the correct outcome in a world before Trump v. United States, but it’s pretty stupid in a world afterward. [Reuters]

* Lawyer running Trump’s antisemitism task force has long, not-so-great record of “client disputes and scathing judicial rebukes.” [Pro Publica]

* Retired judge indicted for sexually assaulting assistant. [ABA Journal]

* Man accused of spitting on National Guard troops occupying D.C. is a lawyer. [WUSA9]

* Polsinelli accuses partner of taking $1.5M fee on way out the door. [Law.com]

* Anthropic settles with authors suing over training data obtained from pirate sites. [Law360]