by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Woman accused of being a witch in Brazil can seek asylum in U.S., court...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Every morning at about 6:47 AM, my 4-year-old daughter’s head pops off the pillow with the same urgent question: “What are we doing today?” I’ll be brutally honest – most mornings I’m just hoping for 30 minutes of uninterrupted coffee time. But she needs that roadmap....
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)This morning a totally normal thing happened in the Second Circuit when the judges brushed off a request for en banc review by a disappointed appellant. Well … not totally normal. The case did involve the sitting...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Yesterday, the Florida Bar opened a letter from their friends over at the state supreme court and were likely surprised to learn that — absent any formal order, hearing, or opportunity to comment — they were being ordered to sever ties with the American Bar...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Back at the start of office reentry, we asked our audience to compare their desire for higher pay with their desire for remote flexibility. We learned that it would take a 30% pay increase to persuade over half of our readers to voluntarily abandon remote work. Four...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We are concerned about the efforts that the Trump administration has taken to disparage and dismantle DEI efforts that are lawful and that are designed to open doors of opportunity and give more people the...
