Morning Docket: 03.06.26

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by Above the Law

March 6, 2026

* Almost 200 former federal judges sign amicus brief arguing that unexplained shadow docket orders aren't binding in effort to stop the Supreme Court's vibelawyering. [National Law Journal] * "Google’s AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges" This case is basically the Florida Man Turing Test. [Futurism] * Trump administration officially declares Anthropic a supply chain risk, arguing that the company they gave access to all their classified information is now a spy because it wouldn't agree to build murder bots. Anthropic is going to sue. [Law360] * "A number of senior associates, partners and paralegals" laid off at UK firm. [Roll on Friday] * ICE arrested a journalist without a warrant in least surprising headline of the day. [Reuters] * Indicted judge loses reelection. [ABA Journal] * NY lawmakers consider banning AI from dispensing legal advice. Which is all well and good until you remember that much of the "legal advice" it would dispense would be drafts for lawyers. [StateScoop] The post Morning Docket: 03.06.26 appeared first on Above the Law.

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Originally published on Above the Law on 3/6/2026