Morning Docket: 10.01.26

An Arizona court ruled that a judge wrongly allowed an AI-generated deepfake video of a deceased victim to be shown at sentencing, tossing the sentence, according to Reuters. The decision is one of several legal developments in the October 1, 2026 Morning Docket, which also covered the DOJ filing a misconduct complaint against all but one judge in the District of Minnesota and the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity failing to decide whether the ABA should continue accrediting law schools.

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 The post Morning Docket: 10.01.26 https://abovethelaw.com/2026/10/morning-docket-10-01-26/ appeared first on Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com .