by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
Litigants trying to understand their legal situation with the help of AI are either totally fine or totally screwed. Welcome to the modern practice of law! Earlier this month, Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled in United States v. Heppner that...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
When Trump gave the inaugural address for his second term, he promised to bring unity. In some ways he has — the American public is pretty united in not liking the guy according to the last Gallup presidential poll made public before they mysteriously decided to end...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Donald Trump fired me because of my fidelity to the rule of law instead of to him. I view it as a badge of honor for standing for the rule of law and the Constitution. The events of the last year have disturbed...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
You are local counsel in a case. It’s 3 p.m. You just got the brief from national counsel that’s due to be filed in two hours. It’s 60 pages long and has 150 case citations. You have no way of knowing whether they are all to real cases or accurate. What do you do?...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
Chief Justice John Roberts is still “barely invited” to this year’s State of the Union, but the rest of us will have to absorb the festivities from the comfort of our own homes. As is the quasi-annual tradition at Above the Law, we have prepared a State of the Union...
