by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Last July, a woman taking the New York bar exam went into cardiac arrest. She gasped for air, cried out, fell out of her chair, and turned blue on the floor in front of proctors, staff, and hundreds of other examinees. The proctors told everyone to stay in their seats...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who was the last justice to serve on the Supreme Court without a law degree? After quitting formal schooling at 14, this man made a clean sweep of the three branches of government (he served in...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Go Big Or Go Home: Biglaw may be the largest single employer of new law school grads, but now associate class sizes are shrinking. Senator Schiff Tried A New Approach With Trump’s Election-Denying Judicial Nominees: He asked about 2008, 2012, and 2016 first. The...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The issue is not what my beliefs are or even my motives when I bring a case; the issue is the merits of the case that I bring. The notion that the cases lack merit because of the belief of the prosecutor is a...
by RG | Aug 6, 2026 | above the law
Most lawyers I know have considered writing a book. They have an idea. They have experience. They have lessons they have learned through years of practicing law, managing clients, trying cases, building firms, developing business, or leading organizations. They have...
