by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
On Sunday, ahead of the new Term, the justice sat down with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, and the conversation turned, as it so often does with Alito, to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Alito said he “anticipated” the ruling would “anger a great many...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What year did the Supreme Court begin its tradition of starting the Term on the first Monday in October? Hint: Before that, the Court would meet Februarys and Augusts. See the answer on the next page....
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Jack Smith Takes Selfies With Fans At Power To The People Fest While Foo Fighters Roast Eric Schmitt: Fans of his legal stylings lined up for selfies. First Monday In October, Same Old Alito Leak Bullsh*t: The new Term is here, and so is Alito’s favorite grievance....
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Former special counsel Jack Smith spent Saturday at the Power to the People festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. That’s the Tom Morello-organized mega-concert raising money for the voting rights groups VoteRiders and HeadCount, and Smith wore...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. At the top end of the market, among the largest and most profitable law firms, some of the compensation that’s reportedly being paid is unlike anything legal has ever seen. It sounds more like professional...
by RG | Oct 5, 2026 | above the law
Last August, the FBI reinstated agent Stephen Friend, who left the bureau in 2023, and awarded him a lump sum settlement of $61,430, plus “hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay.” In December, FBI Director Kash Patel personally fired him for “unprofessional...
