Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.31.26

* Why are there so many lawyer billboards? [Mental Floss] * California legislature moves to block private equity from investing in law firms. [Law360] * DHS using law about customs violations to spy on journalists without a warrant. [Guardian] * Judge shopping crisis goes mainstream as the Times dissects how the Northern District of Texas games the system to make sure right-wing activists can direct their cases through hand-picked judges. [NY Times] * Court strikes down State Department's speech-based deportation scheme. [Politico] * Fifth Circuit rejects "server test," deepening circuit split. [Courthouse News Service] * Trump asks Supreme Court to expedite Defense Department ban on transgender servicemembers. [CNN] * Milo Yiannopoulos deported. [Salon] * Indiana's Planned Parenthood suit over criminalizing cross-border treatment is the new frontline for reproductive rights. [Slate]

* Why are there so many lawyer billboards? [Mental Floss]

* California legislature moves to block private equity from investing in law firms. [Law360]

* DHS using law about customs violations to spy on journalists without a warrant. [Guardian]

* Judge shopping crisis goes mainstream as the Times dissects how the Northern District of Texas games the system to make sure right-wing activists can direct their cases through hand-picked judges. [NY Times]

* Court strikes down State Department’s speech-based deportation scheme. [Politico]

* Fifth Circuit rejects “server test,” deepening circuit split. [Courthouse News Service]

* Trump asks Supreme Court to expedite Defense Department ban on transgender servicemembers. [CNN]

* Milo Yiannopoulos deported. [Salon]

* Indiana’s Planned Parenthood suit over criminalizing cross-border treatment is the new frontline for reproductive rights. [Slate]