{"id":141516,"date":"2026-01-12T06:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/12\/morning-docket-01-12-26\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T06:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:20:29","slug":"morning-docket-01-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/12\/morning-docket-01-12-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.12.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Trump DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the stock market takes expected nosedive. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/11\/stock-market-today-live-updates.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* An update on Supreme Court clerkship hiring. [<a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/supreme-court-clerk-hiring-october-term-ot-2026-2027-scotus-clerkships\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original Jurisdiction<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court will take up case over FCC\u2019s power to levy fines. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2426511\/justices-will-weigh-fcc-s-monetary-penalty-powers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Weird confusion over Nicolas Maduro\u2019s counsel. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2026\/01\/09\/who-is-representing-nicols-maduro-lawyers-spar-over-their-role-in-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Has Tom Goldstein\u2019s luck run out? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/has-tom-goldsteins-luck-run-out-prominent-us-lawyer-trial-over-poker-cash-2026-01-12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Joyce Vance has a new interview with Marc Elias about election law. [<a href=\"https:\/\/joycevance.substack.com\/p\/ten-questions-with-marc-elias\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Discourse<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Salt-N-Pepa lose copyright suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/lets-talk-about-copyrights-salt-n-pepa-lose-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Lawyer suspended for contempt even though he died 2 years ago. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/article314252584.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Herald<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/01\/morning-docket-01-12-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 01.12.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Trump DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the stock market takes expected nosedive. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/11\/stock-market-today-live-updates.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* An update on Supreme Court clerkship hiring. [<a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/supreme-court-clerk-hiring-october-term-ot-2026-2027-scotus-clerkships\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original Jurisdiction<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court will take up case over FCC\u2019s power to levy fines. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2426511\/justices-will-weigh-fcc-s-monetary-penalty-powers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Weird confusion over Nicolas Maduro\u2019s counsel. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2026\/01\/09\/who-is-representing-nicols-maduro-lawyers-spar-over-their-role-in-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Has Tom Goldstein\u2019s luck run out? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/has-tom-goldsteins-luck-run-out-prominent-us-lawyer-trial-over-poker-cash-2026-01-12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Joyce Vance has a new interview with Marc Elias about election law. [<a href=\"https:\/\/joycevance.substack.com\/p\/ten-questions-with-marc-elias\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Discourse<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Salt-N-Pepa lose copyright suit. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/lets-talk-about-copyrights-salt-n-pepa-lose-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Lawyer suspended for contempt even though he died 2 years ago. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/article314252584.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Herald<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Trump DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the stock market takes expected nosedive. [CNBC] * An update on Supreme Court clerkship hiring. [Original Jurisdiction] * Supreme Court will take up case over FCC\u2019s power to levy fines. [Law360] * Weird confusion over Nicolas Maduro\u2019s counsel. 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