by RG | Oct 8, 2026 | above the law
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly (a Trump appointee, a fact the president himself has been lamenting since the beginning) looks ready to keep his order blocking Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in place for the long haul. As reported by Politico, at a hearing...
by RG | Oct 8, 2026 | Law.com
The Appellate Division, Third Department found that the record in a criminal case did not support a prosecutor’s claim that a prospective juror of color had “broken English.” AD3 says the trial court failed to adequately assess whether the...
by RG | Oct 8, 2026 | Law.com
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that states may deny tuition assistance to college students planning to major in theology or other religious-based discipline. Now, 22 years later, the high court will consider whether to review—and potentially overturn—its...
by RG | Oct 8, 2026 | above the law
Better Call Saul was supposed to be a cautionary tale, not a career guide. One former Alaska attorney learned that the hard way. Justin Facey, a 46-year-old former Anchorage defense attorney, was recently sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty...
by RG | Oct 8, 2026 | legal matters
PROVIDENCE, RI—Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) announces the additions of Ashley M. Kaplan and Samantha K. Rhodes as associates in the Litigation & Disputes practice group and Sophia N. Shekarchi as a law clerk in its Real Estate practice group. Kaplan and Rhodes...
