Arrests

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.18.17

* Barack Obama is churning through moves in the last few days of his presidency. Besides the high-profile commutation of Chelsea Manning's sentence, he's busy on land preservation, immigration, Guantanamo Bay and education. [CNN] * A new report from the Congressional Budget Office is putting pressure on Republicans to decide what comes next, after they repeal the Affordable Care Act. [Washington Post] * Eighteen people were arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court for protesting the reinstatement of the death penalty 40 years ago. [Law.com] * A former USC football player apologized for lashing out at his attorney. Owen Hanson told VICE Sports his plea deal on charges of running an offshore gambling drug trafficking ring was a "bait and switch." He's since walked backed from those comments and affirmed he took the deal of his own volition. [LA Times] * Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in Donald Trump as President of the United States on Friday. A look back at Trump's insults lobbed at the Chief. [National Law Journal]