{"id":141758,"date":"2026-01-14T07:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/14\/morning-docket-01-14-26\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:50:25","slug":"morning-docket-01-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/14\/morning-docket-01-14-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 01.14.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Supreme Court heard challenges to laws targeting trans athletes and the argument went about as you\u2019d expect. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/john-roberts-trans-rights-oral-argument\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Senior federal prosecutors resign in response to the Justice Department\u2019s efforts to paper over the murder of Renee Good. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/us-attorney-office-resignations-reactions-darkest-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Tom Goldstein trial could feature celebrity witnesses. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2429894\/no-jury-yet-in-goldstein-trial-but-celeb-witnesses-possible\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* School voids exam \u2014 that students already took \u2014 after similarities to past exams came out. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2026\/01\/ulaw-voids-contract-exam-over-past-paper-similarities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Legal Cheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court tariff decision looms large. Don\u2019t plan on that $2000 rebate check that Trump promised and promptly forgot about. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/supreme-court-set-issue-rulings-with-trump-tariffs-case-still-pending-2026-01-14\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judges ask defense attorneys to either challenge the new prosecutorial leadership team that the DOJ imposed or waive the challenge. You know, the government could resolve this if they just <em>legally appointed someone to the job<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/njlawjournal\/2026\/01\/08\/pick-a-side-lawyers-caught-in-uncertainty-amid-us-attorney-dispute-in-nj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Eli Manning announced as keynote speaker for Legalweek. Another job stolen from Danny DeVito. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/eli-manning-to-headline-legalweek-tech-conference\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/01\/morning-docket-01-14-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 01.14.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court heard challenges to laws targeting trans athletes and the argument went about as you\u2019d expect. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ballsandstrikes.org\/scotus\/john-roberts-trans-rights-oral-argument\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balls and Strikes<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Senior federal prosecutors resign in response to the Justice Department\u2019s efforts to paper over the murder of Renee Good. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/us-attorney-office-resignations-reactions-darkest-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Tom Goldstein trial could feature celebrity witnesses. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2429894\/no-jury-yet-in-goldstein-trial-but-celeb-witnesses-possible\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* School voids exam \u2014 that students already took \u2014 after similarities to past exams came out. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2026\/01\/ulaw-voids-contract-exam-over-past-paper-similarities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Legal Cheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Supreme Court tariff decision looms large. Don\u2019t plan on that $2000 rebate check that Trump promised and promptly forgot about. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/supreme-court-set-issue-rulings-with-trump-tariffs-case-still-pending-2026-01-14\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judges ask defense attorneys to either challenge the new prosecutorial leadership team that the DOJ imposed or waive the challenge. You know, the government could resolve this if they just <em>legally appointed someone to the job<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/njlawjournal\/2026\/01\/08\/pick-a-side-lawyers-caught-in-uncertainty-amid-us-attorney-dispute-in-nj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Eli Manning announced as keynote speaker for Legalweek. Another job stolen from Danny DeVito. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/eli-manning-to-headline-legalweek-tech-conference\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Supreme Court heard challenges to laws targeting trans athletes and the argument went about as you\u2019d expect. [Balls and Strikes] * Senior federal prosecutors resign in response to the Justice Department\u2019s efforts to paper over the murder of Renee Good. [CBS News] * Tom Goldstein trial could feature celebrity witnesses. 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