Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.18.26

* Luigi Mangione intends to invoke a mental defect defense. Without knowing all the details... would UnitedHealthcare have covered that condition? [Law360] * John Morgan talks about becoming the biggest brand in legal. [Law.com] * Lawsuit alleges GOP candidate for governor lives in another state. [The New Republic] * Feds sue New Mexico after bar examiners refuse to admit military spouse. [ABA Journal] * DOJ bumbling its prosecution over Kanye West leak. [Bloomberg Law News] * Trump settles lawsuit with his niece over tax disclosure. [Reuters] * Overrated: building a business around AI for lawyers. Underrated: Building a business around telling lawyers if the AI they bought actually works. [Business Insider]

By Above the Law on June 18, 2026 9:19 am

* Luigi Mangione intends to invoke a mental defect defense. Without knowing all the details… would UnitedHealthcare have covered that condition? [Law360]

* John Morgan talks about becoming the biggest brand in legal. [Law.com]

* Lawsuit alleges GOP candidate for governor lives in another state. [The New Republic]

* Feds sue New Mexico after bar examiners refuse to admit military spouse. [ABA Journal]

* DOJ bumbling its prosecution over Kanye West leak. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Trump settles lawsuit with his niece over tax disclosure. [Reuters]

* Overrated: building a business around AI for lawyers. Underrated: Building a business around telling lawyers if the AI they bought actually works. [Business Insider]