The latest Morning Docket from Above the Law highlights three distinct legal stories with no common thread beyond their appearance in the day's news. The first involves former President Trump, who is now asking the Supreme Court to resurrect his RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. The suit, previously dismissed as meritless, would need the Court to overturn lower-court rulings to proceed.
Separately, a former paralegal at Sheppard Mullin has launched a class action lawsuit over a data breach at the firm. The suit, reported by the ABA Journal, seeks to represent affected individuals and underscores the growing wave of litigation targeting law firms after cyber incidents.
The third item concerns the Trump administration's dismantling of career civil service protections. The Morning Docket notes this move "sets up a new" legal confrontation, though the specifics are not detailed in the source. Given the pattern of recent challenges, the change is likely to draw lawsuits from employee groups and watchdogs, but the source does not name any particular plaintiff or case. Together, the items show the breadth of legal activity across political, corporate, and{