by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
We’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for a firm to match Milbank’s special bonuses since they were first announced on July 27. Here we are at the end of September, and we’ve finally got our first taker. It’s Cahill Gordon & Reindel, a firm famous...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Historian Rachel Shelden, author of The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History, joins me to unpack how deeply political the Supreme Court actually was for its first century, why the Court’s modern claim to be apolitical is a relatively recent invention, and why...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
For much of the history of the legal profession, clients visiting their lawyers’ offices was simply part of practicing law. Clients would come in for meetings, sit in conference rooms, review documents, and discuss their matters face-to-face with counsel. Law firms...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Sheri Mecklenberg is back, baby! She wants in on the “Broadview 6” case which imploded in May after her gross misconduct before the grand jury was revealed. She is also outta here, dropping an epic resignation letter that is almost certainly a precursor to litigation...
