Above the Law's Morning Docket for October 19, 2026, collects several distinct legal and policy stories. The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump staffers are lawyering up on the assumption that Democrats will win the midterms. Separately, Reuters reports that the Trump administration could not get Susman Godfrey kicked off a lawsuit involving a law firm.
The docket also flags a Bloomberg Law News item about a judge accused of misconduct for having "abandoned" the job, and a Law360 report describing the NCAA as "going to war" with Ohio. These items are presented as unrelated developments; the only common thread is that each carries legal or regulatory weight.