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Morning Docket: 12.29.25 * The Supreme Court told the Trump administration it couldn't deploy national guard troops to police cities. [One First] * But this probably won't amount to more than a speed bump for the administration. [The Bulwark] * Meanwhile, Kavanaugh used this opinion as an opportunity to convince people to stop calling his racial profiling standard a racial profiling standard. [Raw Story] * Epstein files reveal Trump's first administration DOJ put reporter under surveillance for investigating Epstein's crimes. [Daily Beast] * Diddy seeks resentencing. [National Law Journal] * Under a standard obligation not to make extrajudicial remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the government... immediately makes extrajudicial remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. [Mother Jones] * Are young lawyers lateraling too much? Probably not. [New York Law Journal] https://abovethelaw.com/2025/12/morning-docket-12-29-25/