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Morning Docket: 10.03.25
* At Trump administration’s request, federal judge recuses himself in Oregon National Guard deployment challenge based on his wife’s public remarks opposing the occupation. If that’s the standard for recusal, wait until folks get a load of what Ginni Thomas says in public. [Reuters]
* A&O Shearman associate wins Big Brother. [ABA Journal]
* What to look for from the Supreme Court this Term. In the words of Clubber Lang, my prediction is “Pain.” [Slate]
* Federal prosecutors taken to task by federal judge for spamming docket with charges they haven’t investigated. [Law.com]
* No one wants to let Jackson Walker out of judge romance lawsuit. [Law360]
* Quinn Emanuel lawyers seek crowdfunding to pursue claims against harassing litigant. [Roll on Friday]
* Illinois embarks on program to address lawyer shortage. [State Journal-Register]
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