Morning Docket: 04.26.24

* FEC complaint against Donald Trump after Daily Beast flagged curious vendor payments that might be cover for hiding campaign payments to lawyers. [USA Today] * The list of law schools dominating the federal clerkship market reveals the power of "affirmative action for conservatives" as law schools with no business being on the list at all skyrocket after Trump administration packing. [Reuters] * The legal industry isn't rife with non-competes, but legal recruiting can be and the new FTC rule could open all that up. [American Lawyer] * With Harvey Weinstein's conviction overturned, prosecutors prepare for retrial. [Law360] * Law firm suggests earbuds as solution to its open floor plan issues. [Roll on Friday] * Paul Weiss struggling to secure foothold in Houston as top targets decide to stay at their current firms. Forget it, Paul... it's H-Town. [Bloomberg Law News] * Somehow we'd missed the release Liz Dye's latest Legal Eagle video breaking down Trump's beleaguered media company stock. [Legal Eagle]