by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We were kind of toying with wording at the nine-month mark, saying depending on how collections are, if you think it would be a good year or a great year, and I think it came out to be a very good year for the...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Louisiana Solicitor General and former Alito clerk Ben Aguiñaga has a new piece exploding the widespread “media smear” of Justice Samuel Alito as “unhappy,” “aggrieved,” and “wronged.” He doesn’t link to anything — why bring receipts when calling out a supposedly vast...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Having a JD does a lot of heavy lifting, but if you’re a student who wants to have a little extra distinction on your resume, it makes sense to tack on a certificate. Tax, corporate, and business law are the traditional options, but as law schools rush to incorporate...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Discovery is the part of litigation everyone claims to hate, until they lose a case because of it. Young lawyers will tell you discovery is “paperwork.” Senior lawyers will sigh and call it “a grind.” Judges will roll their eyes and treat it like an administrative...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
On December 18, 2025, The Legal Accountability Project (LAP) took a meaningful step toward real judicial accountability, filing our first Judicial Conduct and Disability (JC&D) Act complaint against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam. Disturbingly, this is the...
