by RG | Jan 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who took the #1 spot in The National Jurist’s ranking of the 25 most influential people in legal education? Hint: Leading constitutional scholar and dean Erwin Chemerinsky nabbed the No. 2 spot. See...
by RG | Jan 9, 2026 | above the law
Whether the Trump administration likes it or not, the right to a fair trial still exists. And even the person the government is now subjecting to what looks a whole lot like a vindictive prosecution is still a beneficiary of this right. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was...
by RG | Jan 9, 2026 | 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. “Supreme Court asked to block California law against outing trans...
by RG | Jan 9, 2026 | above the law
* M&A lawyers see busy year ahead. [Reuters] * Recent judicial nominees can’t give a straight answer about January 6. That said, Trump nominees haven’t been able to give a straight answer to “is segregation unconstitutional” for years. [Balls and Strikes] * An...
by RG | Jan 8, 2026 | above the law
“Too many judges think that they’re better than other people,” writes Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho in a new piece for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. “Too many judges have an overinflated view of their intelligence and their abilities.” For my money,...
by RG | Jan 8, 2026 | above the law
A classic archetype of right-wing media is the ostensible “Democrat” expert who appears like clockwork to tell conservative audiences that even this ole liberal has to admit that the Republicans got this right! They bring unearned credibility based on their — presumed...
