{"id":141129,"date":"2026-01-07T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/07\/morning-docket-01-07-26\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:34:44","slug":"morning-docket-01-07-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/07\/morning-docket-01-07-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.07.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Judge demands to know why Lindsey Halligan is still listed as \u201cU.S. Attorney\u201d when she is most definitely not a \u201cU.S. Attorney.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2427217\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Could law firms be on the brink of a financial downturn? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/are-law-firms-headed-downturn-billing-rates-may-hold-key-2026-01-07\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* McGlinchey Stafford will close down. Which might go a ways toward answering the prior question. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/01\/06\/mcglinchey-stafford-to-shut-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cMid-market legal powerhouse\u201d launches. Which might go a ways toward further complicating that question. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/frost-brown-todd-and-gibbons-merge-to-create-mid-market-legal-powerhouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Texas Supreme Court decides to break with ABA and do its own law school accrediting. So now would be a very good time to start a shady correspondence law school with a vaguely religious name. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/texaslawyer\/2026\/01\/06\/texas-supreme-court-rules-to-break-ties-with-american-bar-association-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* University considers suing player who announced intention to transfer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/college-football\/article\/washington-reportedly-mulling-legal-challenge-after-demond-williams-jr-says-hes-entering-transfer-portal-041924436.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/01\/morning-docket-01-07-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 01.07.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Judge demands to know why Lindsey Halligan is still listed as \u201cU.S. Attorney\u201d when she is most definitely not a \u201cU.S. Attorney.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2427217\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Could law firms be on the brink of a financial downturn? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/are-law-firms-headed-downturn-billing-rates-may-hold-key-2026-01-07\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* McGlinchey Stafford will close down. Which might go a ways toward answering the prior question. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/01\/06\/mcglinchey-stafford-to-shut-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cMid-market legal powerhouse\u201d launches. Which might go a ways toward further complicating that question. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/frost-brown-todd-and-gibbons-merge-to-create-mid-market-legal-powerhouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Texas Supreme Court decides to break with ABA and do its own law school accrediting. So now would be a very good time to start a shady correspondence law school with a vaguely religious name. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/texaslawyer\/2026\/01\/06\/texas-supreme-court-rules-to-break-ties-with-american-bar-association-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* University considers suing player who announced intention to transfer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/college-football\/article\/washington-reportedly-mulling-legal-challenge-after-demond-williams-jr-says-hes-entering-transfer-portal-041924436.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Judge demands to know why Lindsey Halligan is still listed as \u201cU.S. Attorney\u201d when she is most definitely not a \u201cU.S. Attorney.\u201d [Law360] * Could law firms be on the brink of a financial downturn? [Reuters] * McGlinchey Stafford will close down. Which might go a ways toward answering the prior question. 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