Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 10.21.25

* Divided Ninth Circuit panel greenlights Trump's military occupation plan for Portland. [CNN] * ...And the Circuit might well revisit that en banc soon enough. [Bloomberg Law News] * Anna Bower had a lengthy text exchange with Lindsey Halligan and the interim prosecutor never remembered to say anything about being off the record. [Lawfare] * Suspended judge attempted to change his first name to "Judge." The court was not amused. [ABA Journal] * Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million in defamation suit over false claims tying him to Saudi-owned and Trump hyped LIV Golf league. [ESPN] * Ropes holds the line on single-tier partnership while it fades away across Biglaw. [American Lawyer] * Zuckerberg ordered to testify. Unlikely to be allowed to send his Meta avatar. [Law360] * Class action accuses banks of conspiring to set prime rate. [National Law Journal]

By Above the Law on October 21, 2025 9:00 am

* Divided Ninth Circuit panel greenlights Trump’s military occupation plan for Portland. [CNN]

* …And the Circuit might well revisit that en banc soon enough. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Anna Bower had a lengthy text exchange with Lindsey Halligan and the interim prosecutor never remembered to say anything about being off the record. [Lawfare]

* Suspended judge attempted to change his first name to “Judge.” The court was not amused. [ABA Journal]

* Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million in defamation suit over false claims tying him to Saudi-owned and Trump hyped LIV Golf league. [ESPN]

* Ropes holds the line on single-tier partnership while it fades away across Biglaw. [American Lawyer]

* Zuckerberg ordered to testify. Unlikely to be allowed to send his Meta avatar. [Law360]

* Class action accuses banks of conspiring to set prime rate. [National Law Journal]