by RG | Aug 13, 2026 | above the law
Todd Blanche was sworn in as Attorney General of the United States earlier this week — by Emil Bove, because of course — and today he addressed the DOJ workforce with a message that can be summarized as: ignore everything you have seen with your own eyes for the last...
by RG | Aug 13, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We have no debt and we have the philosophy of when we have excess capital we pay everyone, from the barista to the receptionist to the IT guy to the paralegals to the associates to the non-equity partners to...
by RG | Aug 13, 2026 | above the law
Every year, Chief Justice John Roberts sits down and pens a little newsletter to the nation about the big issues facing the judiciary and manages to blow it every single time. Whether he’s rambling about typewriter history or spinning Thomas Paine fan-fiction, the...
by RG | Aug 13, 2026 | above the law
If you’re starting law school this fall, you’ve probably already been told what to read. Casebooks. Maybe a primer on contracts. Something to get your head around how lawyers think before your first cold call. That advice isn’t wrong. It’s just incomplete. Because...
by RG | Aug 13, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Of all the people who have served as attorney general of the United States, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, who is the only one who went on to serve time in federal prison? Hint: Before he...
