* The DOJ filed a misconduct complaint against all but one of the judges in the District of Minnesota. [[The New Republic](https://newrepublic.com/post/216043/justice-department-investigate-complaint-nearly-every-federal-judge-blue-state-minnesota)]
* National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity rules that it cannot figure out how to rule on whether the ABA should continue to accredit law schools. [[TaxProf Blog](https://taxprofblog.aals.org/2026/09/30/coverage-of-naciqi-hearing-re-the-aba-council-and-national-accreditation/)]
* Breaking down Justice Alito's weird, unfounded fears about election fraud. [[Democracy Project](https://democracyproject.org/posts/exorcising-justice-alito%E2%80%99s-voter-fraud-boogeyman)]
* Sentence tossed as court decides [deepfake video of dead victim](https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/dead-victims-ai-deepfake-brought-in-to-speak-at-sentencing-oh-hell-no/) shouldn't have been shown. [[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/arizona-court-says-judge-wrongly-allowed-ai-generated-victim-video-2026-09-30/)]
* DLA Piper backing Trump's bid to sell exclusive early access to his market-moving announcements. [[Bloomberg Law News](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/dla-piper-expands-trump-ties-with-filing-in-truth-social-case)]
* Republican AGs bring Supreme Court challenge against states with shield laws to protect abortion providers. [[Stateline](https://stateline.org/2026/09/30/republican-ags-sue-abortion-shield-law-states-in-u-s-supreme-court/)]
* Someone used incarceration logs and then impersonated defense attorneys to scam families. [[ABA Journal](https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scammers-call-families-of-jailed-loved-ones-impersonating-washington-lawyer)]
* Ninth Circuit isn't buying Twitter's attempt to sue non-profits for pointing out how racist things have gotten on Twitter. [[Law360](https://www.law360.com/articles/2532153)]
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