{"slug": "morning-docket-09-02-26", "title": "Morning Docket: 09.02.26", "summary": "A former Google engineer was sentenced to nearly 12 months in prison for stealing AI trade secrets, as reported by Courthouse News Service. The sentence underscores the legal consequences of misappropriating proprietary AI technology.", "body_md": "* When Scalia died, John Roberts decided to change the rules to keep the justices' papers locked away for decades after they die. [[NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/supreme-court-internal-records-sealed.html)]\n\n* House Republicans begin inquiry into the Eleventh Circuit's probe of Judge Eleanor Ross. [[Bloomberg Law News](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/gop-seeks-information-on-ethics-probe-of-us-judge-in-atlanta?taid=6a9751ebef34f600018764fc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)]\n\n* Lawyer arrested for terroristic threat against teen relative. [[ABA Journal](https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer-arrested-on-a-charge-he-made-terroristic-threat-against-16-year-old-family-member)]\n\n* Recording artists sue Suno, claiming the AI provider is stealing their identities. [[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jason-isbell-suno-lawsuit-artist-identities-1235619317/)]\n\n* The revolving door between Jones Day and the Trump administration continues to spin. [[Law360](https://www.law360.com/legalindustry/articles/2519602)]\n\n* Second Circuit rules public school district can ban teachers from hanging Pride flags. [[Bloomberg Law](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/second-circuit-backs-ny-school-district-in-pride-flag-dispute)]\n\n* Former Google engineer sentenced to 12 months for stealing AI secrets. So if some cut-rate model starts giving really bad internet search summaries, you know the culprit! [[Courthouse News Service](https://www.courthousenews.com/ex-google-engineer-who-stole-trade-secrets-sentenced-to-nearly-12-months/)]\n\n* A&O Sherman hires judge who dominated patent cases as part of the less-socially-destructive-but-still-bad consequence of Texas federal court judge shopping. [[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/law-firm-ao-shearman-hires-texas-ex-judge-who-dominated-patent-cases-2026-09-01/)]\n\nThe post [Morning Docket: 09.02.26](https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/morning-docket-09-02-26/) appeared first on [Above the Law](https://abovethelaw.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/morning-docket-09-02-26", "canonical_source": "https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/morning-docket-09-02-26/", "published_at": "2026-09-02 12:47:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 12:55:15.685667+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Google", "Courthouse News Service"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/morning-docket-09-02-26", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/morning-docket-09-02-26.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/morning-docket-09-02-26.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/morning-docket-09-02-26.jsonld"}}