by RG | Feb 18, 2026 | above the law
With a Biglaw firm officially blaming staff layoffs on AI, what is it going to look like if and when layoffs come for lawyers? It’s unlikely to look the same for every Biglaw business model. And it could look even more different for boutiques. Embattled Goldman Sachs...
by RG | Feb 18, 2026 | above the law
I am not breaking news to anyone by pointing out that Donald Trump consistently disparages information that he thinks makes him look bad. Meanwhile, any data that he thinks casts him in a positive light is inevitably the greatest, the best, the most accurate data...
by RG | Feb 18, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Politico is compiling a full list of all federal district court judges who have ruled on the Trump administration’s policy of “mandatory detention” pending deportation in immigration cases. Of the 411...
by RG | Feb 17, 2026 | above the law
Last week, I presented Part 1 of my written interview with a former litigator turned legal funding founder, Lauren Harrison. That column presented her answer to the first of my three questions and focused on the lessons from her practice as a litigator that help...
by RG | Feb 17, 2026 | above the law
Sometimes, you don’t have to make every argument in the alternative. For example, the prosecutors in Littlejohn v. State of Texas had a number of avenues to challenge a competency evaluation request from the defendant’s counsel. The defense sought to check the...
by RG | Feb 17, 2026 | above the law
The post The Votes Are In! Here Are The 15 Legal Tech Startups Selected For The 2026 Startup Alley At ABA TECHSHOW appeared first on Above the Law.The results are in! Voting has now closed and your votes have been tallied to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will...
