by RG | Dec 8, 2025 | above the law
Alina Habba announced today that she is “stepping down” from her position as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Which is a creative way to describe leaving a job that the federal courts have ruled she doesn’t actually hold. Habba, the parking garage...
by RG | Dec 8, 2025 | above the law
Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, was arrested earlier this year following a shooting incident in front of Temple Beth Zion on Yom Kippur. He discharged a pellet gun and ultimately received probation for the matter. But that was far...
by RG | Dec 8, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI… I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week. You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do...
by RG | Dec 8, 2025 | above the law
In-house legal teams spend tens, sometimes hundreds, of millions annually on outside counsel. And yet, far too often, the selection process is still driven by gut instinct, legacy relationships, or a colleague’s quick recommendation. In the latest episode of “Notes to...
by RG | Dec 8, 2025 | above the law
Picture this: A senior partner at a major firm now spends her evenings personally checking every citation in briefs drafted by associates. Or local counsel pouring over the cites in a brief sent by national counsel. Or an overworked judge having to review the work of...
