Morning Docket: 10.14.26

A federal judge approved a $68 million settlement resolving a class action accusing Google of having its Google Assistant record conversations without notification and using them for ad targeting, according to Courthouse News Service. The settlement was one of several legal developments reported in Above the Law's Morning Docket for October 14, 2026, which also noted that Anthropic asked the D.C. Circuit for an en banc rehearing after a panel upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the company a supply chain risk, and that Reddit moved to block Proskauer from representing Perplexity in a data-scraping case.

New press secretary claims to be a lawyer, but she's never passed a bar in the United States. In response, she says she passed the bar exam in China... even though China doesn't let foreign nationals take their bar exam. Popular Information https://popular.info/p/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie Reddit wants Proskauer blocked from representing Perplexity in data case. Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/reddit-perplexity-ai-clash-over-law-firms-role-data-scraping-case-2026-10-12/ Anthropic asks for en banc rehearing after panel rubberstamps Pentagon's decision to label the company a supply chain risk without evidence. CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-wants-court-in-dc-to-rehear-appeal-of-pentagon-blacklist-.html Neil Gorsuch seems peeved to learn that his conservative colleagues only care about gutting independent agency power when Democrats are in charge. Balls and Strikes https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/beaird-v-united-states-neil-gorsuch-sentencing/ Schillings partners with Clare Locke in private investigations business. Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/42209791-2167-4c4e-81a0-f610a981b745?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Former OpenAI engineer from Saudi Arabia charged with bugging the company. Law360 https://www.law360.com/articles/2537519/ex-openai-engineer-charged-with-bugging-conference-room CVS paying $315 million to settle with the DOJ over opioids. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cvs-pay-315-million-settle-opioid-prescription-case-rcna603289 Google settles case over Google Assistant recording conversations without notification and using them for ad targeting, which is basically how everything works today. Courthouse News Service https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-approves-68-million-google-assistant-privacy-settlement/ Man charged with murder set to become new sheriff. Slate https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/2026-midterm-elections-sheriff-arkansas-murder.html The post Morning Docket: 10.14.26 https://abovethelaw.com/2026/10/morning-docket-10-14-26/ appeared first on Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com .