by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Founder-led law firms that stand the test of time must eventually negotiate the transition from personality cult with letterhead. Not all of them make it. It’s usually not for lack of trying, but it’s just that it’s hard to chart a path into the future when the...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Last week, the ballroom plaintiffs suggested that a federal judge should consider Rule 11 sanctions for the top three lawyers at the Trump Justice Department. After publicly demanding that the National Trust for Historic Preservation withdraw its opposition to Trump’s...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Few things capture the current state of constitutional discourse quite like Matt Damon’s Saturday Night Live imagining of Brett Kavanaugh, drunk after ordering a “6-3 decision” (i.e., six Bud Lights and three shots of Jamo), solemnly explaining that Donald Trump can...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
It’s an understatement at this point to say that AI will reshape everything in legal, including and perhaps especially, the discipline known as legal operations (legal ops for short). It’s the how that’s the question. The upcoming preeminent legal ops conference will...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The court is not using AI because it would be insecure. So you can trust that our opinions are not AI-generated. — Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in comments given during an appearance at the Crystal Bridges...
