by RG | Jan 7, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Former pop megastar Britney Spears is now fighting the IRS. Last month, Spears filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to contest a $720,000 bill for the year 2021 which includes taxes and penalties. This amount does not include...
by RG | Jan 7, 2026 | above the law
Fraud is bad. When it takes place, it should be uncovered and prosecuted. That was exactly what was happening before dimwitted MAGA internet addicts melted down this week over old and largely debunked daycare fraud claims made (up) by a 23-year-old right-wing...
by RG | Jan 7, 2026 | Law.com
Presiding over the prosecution of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein is poised to weigh in on legal matters vital to Donald Trump’s presidency, and not for the first time. “He knows exactly what he wants and he...
by RG | Jan 7, 2026 | above the law
Welp. They’ve done did it. The Texas Supreme Court has officially ended its overt reliance on the ABA to accredit its law schools. From now on (or until they outsource the responsibility onto someone else), the Lone Star State’s Supreme Court will call the shots on...
by RG | Jan 7, 2026 | above the law
Lindsey Halligan is an insurance lawyer cosplaying as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Because she is famously *not* the actual U.S. Attorney for the district. Though the Trump administration attempted to install her in the job, Judge Cameron...
