{"id":101501,"date":"2025-01-23T06:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/23\/morning-docket-01-23-25\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T06:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:02:46","slug":"morning-docket-01-23-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/23\/morning-docket-01-23-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.23.25"},"content":{"rendered":"

* Trump administration halts the entire DOJ civil rights division, freezing all pending cases pending inevitable about face as “reverse discrimination division.” [ABA Journal]
\n* Elephants denied right to sue to get out of the zoo. They’ll remember this. [Reuters]
\n* Am Law 100 firm leans into generative AI. [American Lawyer]
\n* Lateral hiring off to a slow start in 2025. [Bloomberg Law News]
\n* January 6 judge explains that pardons end the cases against a mob of violent cop assaulting defendants but won’t erase the historical record. A marked contrast to the Hunter Biden judge throwing a temper tantrum that a pardon meant he couldn’t sentence “non-violent guy who used to take drugs.” [Law360]
\n* Well, that’s a headline: “Justin Baldoni\u2019s Lawyer Once Sued Him for Allegedly Stealing a Script From a Man With Cystic Fibrosis” [Hollywood Reporter]
\n* Trump administration threatens consequences for federal employees who don’t snitch on DEI initiatives. [Politico]
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* Trump administration halts the entire DOJ civil rights division, freezing all pending cases pending inevitable about face as \u201creverse discrimination division.\u201d [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Elephants denied right to sue to get out of the zoo. They\u2019ll remember this. [Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Am Law 100 firm leans into generative AI. [American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Lateral hiring off to a slow start in 2025. [Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* January 6 judge explains that pardons end the cases against a mob of violent cop assaulting defendants but won\u2019t erase the historical record. A marked contrast to the Hunter Biden judge throwing a temper tantrum that a pardon meant he couldn\u2019t sentence \u201cnon-violent guy who used to take drugs.\u201d [Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Well, that\u2019s a headline: \u201cJustin Baldoni\u2019s Lawyer Once Sued Him for Allegedly Stealing a Script From a Man With Cystic Fibrosis\u201d [Hollywood Reporter<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Trump administration threatens consequences for federal employees who don\u2019t snitch on DEI initiatives. [Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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