{"id":166358,"date":"2026-10-29T05:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/29\/morning-docket-10-29-26\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T05:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:51:53","slug":"morning-docket-10-29-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/29\/morning-docket-10-29-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 10.29.26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* AlixPartners to assist Weil Gotshal in the<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/after-95-years-weil-gotshal-is-winding-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> wind-down of operations<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/pro\/bankruptcy\/weil-gotshal-taps-alixpartners-to-steer-wind-down-c51b561f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A new study takes a look at associate pay at plaintiff law firms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/first-year-attorneys-average-131k-at-plaintiff-law-firms-study-finds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* If Dems win big in the midterms, presidential power is on the agenda. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/6176024-house-democrats-presidential-powers-agenda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* DOJ takes an L in California election case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/ruling-trump-california-alleged-noncitizen-ballots_n_6ae133dee4b059999c636bf3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Shocking exactly no one who has been paying attention, civil rights enforcement actions are down in the Trump 2.0 administration. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/civil-rights-prosecutions-fall-under-trumps-justice-department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law New<\/a>s]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge Alvin Hellerstein dies a 92. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/alvin-hellerstein-federal-judge-who-oversaw-trump-maduro-september-11-cases-dies-2026-10-28\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-29-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.29.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* AlixPartners to assist Weil Gotshal in the<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/after-95-years-weil-gotshal-is-winding-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> wind-down of operations<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/pro\/bankruptcy\/weil-gotshal-taps-alixpartners-to-steer-wind-down-c51b561f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* A new study takes a look at associate pay at plaintiff law firms. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/first-year-attorneys-average-131k-at-plaintiff-law-firms-study-finds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* If Dems win big in the midterms, presidential power is on the agenda. [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/6176024-house-democrats-presidential-powers-agenda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* DOJ takes an L in California election case. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/ruling-trump-california-alleged-noncitizen-ballots_n_6ae133dee4b059999c636bf3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Shocking exactly no one who has been paying attention, civil rights enforcement actions are down in the Trump 2.0 administration. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/civil-rights-prosecutions-fall-under-trumps-justice-department\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law New<\/a>s]<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Judge Alvin Hellerstein dies a 92. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/alvin-hellerstein-federal-judge-who-oversaw-trump-maduro-september-11-cases-dies-2026-10-28\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/10\/morning-docket-10-29-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 10.29.26<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* AlixPartners to assist Weil Gotshal in the wind-down of operations. [Wall Street Journal] * A new study takes a look at associate pay at plaintiff law firms. [ABA Journal] * If Dems win big in the midterms, presidential power is on the agenda. [The Hill] * DOJ takes an L in California election case. 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