{"id":149000,"date":"2026-04-17T05:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/17\/morning-docket-04-17-26\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:14:08","slug":"morning-docket-04-17-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/17\/morning-docket-04-17-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 04.17.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Private equity looking to put its money into law firms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/international-edition\/2026\/04\/16\/inside-private-equitys-law-firm-fishing-expedition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com International<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judges embrace paralegal\u2019s suggestion for modernizing briefs. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2462647\/judiciary-panel-loves-paralegal-s-idea-to-modernize-briefs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Legal academics plead with ABA to maintain law school diversity standard. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2026\/04\/16\/-law-school-professors-deans-urge-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s lawyer expects Trump to issue pardon. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/04\/17\/markus-ghislaine-maxwell-lawyer-pardon-00871508\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Amicus reform proposal rejected. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-judicial-panel-scraps-key-provision-amicus-brief-disclosure-rule-2026-04-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Lawyer and former Virginia Lt. Governor kills wife and self. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/16\/justin-fairfax-murder-suicide-virginia-lt-governor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/morning-docket-04-17-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 04.17.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Private equity looking to put its money into law firms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/international-edition\/2026\/04\/16\/inside-private-equitys-law-firm-fishing-expedition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com International<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judges embrace paralegal\u2019s suggestion for modernizing briefs. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2462647\/judiciary-panel-loves-paralegal-s-idea-to-modernize-briefs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Legal academics plead with ABA to maintain law school diversity standard. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2026\/04\/16\/-law-school-professors-deans-urge-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s lawyer expects Trump to issue pardon. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/04\/17\/markus-ghislaine-maxwell-lawyer-pardon-00871508\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Amicus reform proposal rejected. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-judicial-panel-scraps-key-provision-amicus-brief-disclosure-rule-2026-04-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Lawyer and former Virginia Lt. Governor kills wife and self. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/16\/justin-fairfax-murder-suicide-virginia-lt-governor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Private equity looking to put its money into law firms. [Law.com International] * Judges embrace paralegal\u2019s suggestion for modernizing briefs. [Law360] * Legal academics plead with ABA to maintain law school diversity standard. [Law.com] * Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s lawyer expects Trump to issue pardon. [Politico] * Amicus reform proposal rejected. 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