by RG | Dec 5, 2025 | Law.com
In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Humphrey’s Executor v. U.S.—establishing that the president cannot fire without cause appointees at certain independent multimember agencies—doesn’t apply to the National...
by RG | Dec 5, 2025 | above the law
One of the small rituals of law firm life is that attorneys frequently send exit emails to the colleagues they leave behind on their last day of work. These emails are usually warm, funny, and help attorneys leave positive impressions that might serve them well as...
by RG | Dec 5, 2025 | Law.com
“I am grateful to the members of the grand jury and humbled by the support I have received from across the country,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said after a federal grand jury in Virginia declined to return a second indictment against her...
by RG | Dec 5, 2025 | above the law
* Supreme Court majority — without justification — allows Texas to gerrymander its maps. Now the work begins for the justices to figure out some way to simultaneously claim California’s maps aren’t legal. [NBC News] * Justice Department’s attempt to re-indict NY AG...
by RG | Dec 5, 2025 | above the law
Last week I wrote about how the US Patent and Trademark Office is pushing a rule change that would effectively neuter the inter partes review (IPR) system that reviews already granted patents to make sure they weren’t granted by mistake. Patent tolls and other abusers...
