by RG | Nov 11, 2026 | above the law
On Saturday, the President of the United States announced on Truth Social that Democrats promising to investigate his administration are “SLEAZEBAGS” who “should go to jail,” adding, “I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act,...
by RG | Nov 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! On this Veterans Day, consider a future Supreme Court justice who enlisted in the Navy on December 6, 1941 — one day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He spent the war as a codebreaker in the Pacific,...
by RG | Nov 11, 2026 | above the law
One of the more competitive electoral races in California involved Proposition 40, a referendum that would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires. Being a reliable blue state in addition to the Democratic sweep of both houses of Congress, it seemed like this...
by RG | Nov 11, 2026 | above the law
Weil Gotshal hasn’t even finished turning off the lights, and Biglaw is already looking around the room wondering which will be the next firm to go dark. Former Above the Law editor David Lat has a candidate. In a new post on his Substack, Original Jurisdiction, Lat...
by RG | Nov 11, 2026 | above the law
I went to see Neil deGrasse Tyson speak last night. His talk was about the science (or lack thereof) portrayed in a variety of Hollywood movies new and old. As Dr. Tyson discussed the 1995 Kevin Costner vehicle “Waterworld,” he asked the audience which state would...
