{"id":149681,"date":"2026-04-27T05:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/27\/morning-docket-04-27-26\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:33:12","slug":"morning-docket-04-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/27\/morning-docket-04-27-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 04.27.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Public confidence in the Supreme Court falls, which is significant because it didn\u2019t seem like it could go lower. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/public-support-for-supreme-court-falls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Losing key appellate lawyers unlikely to impact firm profits. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/04\/24\/appellate-exits-at-paul-weiss-sullivan--cromwell-may-dent-firms-prestige-but-not-bottom-lines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOJ asks plaintiffs to drop the ballroom construction challenge in light of Correspondence Dinner. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-shooting\/card\/acting-ag-blanche-says-white-house-ballroom-must-be-built-9j0gJuf1JGmJShLl7dLM?eafs_enabled=false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* AI is taking over ERISA cases. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/employee-benefits\/ai-fuels-erisa-litigation-as-risks-loom-for-lawyers-fiduciaries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* CFTC sues New York for attempting to regulate gambling websites that Trump\u2019s son collects money from. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2469906\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* US agrees to allow Venezuela to pay for Maduro\u2019s lawyer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-let-venezuela-pay-maduros-lawyer-drug-trafficking-case-2026-04-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Federal authorities still haven\u2019t returned the car that they murdered Renee Good in. [<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/feds-yet-to-return-vehicle-renee-good-was-shot-and-killed-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/morning-docket-04-27-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 04.27.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Public confidence in the Supreme Court falls, which is significant because it didn\u2019t seem like it could go lower. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/public-support-for-supreme-court-falls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Losing key appellate lawyers unlikely to impact firm profits. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2026\/04\/24\/appellate-exits-at-paul-weiss-sullivan--cromwell-may-dent-firms-prestige-but-not-bottom-lines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* DOJ asks plaintiffs to drop the ballroom construction challenge in light of Correspondence Dinner. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-shooting\/card\/acting-ag-blanche-says-white-house-ballroom-must-be-built-9j0gJuf1JGmJShLl7dLM?eafs_enabled=false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WSJ<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* AI is taking over ERISA cases. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/employee-benefits\/ai-fuels-erisa-litigation-as-risks-loom-for-lawyers-fiduciaries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* CFTC sues New York for attempting to regulate gambling websites that Trump\u2019s son collects money from. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2469906\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* US agrees to allow Venezuela to pay for Maduro\u2019s lawyer. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-let-venezuela-pay-maduros-lawyer-drug-trafficking-case-2026-04-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Federal authorities still haven\u2019t returned the car that they murdered Renee Good in. [<a href=\"https:\/\/courthousenews.com\/feds-yet-to-return-vehicle-renee-good-was-shot-and-killed-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courthouse News Service<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Public confidence in the Supreme Court falls, which is significant because it didn\u2019t seem like it could go lower. [ABA Journal] * Losing key appellate lawyers unlikely to impact firm profits. [American Lawyer] * DOJ asks plaintiffs to drop the ballroom construction challenge in light of Correspondence Dinner. 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