by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images)Yesterday the Trump administration attempted one of the crueler plays in the Project 2025 playbook — cutting off federal funds for all federal public loans, grants, and other assistance. This resulted in hours of chaos and...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The federal funding freeze never rested on anything approaching firm legal footing, so when the administration swiftly issued a retraction before Judge McConnell of the District of Rhode Island was set to hear the matter, that...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
Charlie AdelsonEarlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
In the world’s least surprising plot twist, the Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to the Eleventh Circuit in the stolen documents case. And — don’t stop the presses! — Trump’s henchmen Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have no objection. This turn of events...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which 233-year-old Am Law 100 firm has partners in the office four days a week, while associates are only required to come to the office Tuesday though Thursday? Hint: The Biglaw firm was also the...
