by RG | Sep 8, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Think for a minute about coercion. If another country changes its trade policies in a way that hurts the United States, then the United States — probably through Congressional action — should be able to respond by changing the United...
by RG | Sep 8, 2025 | above the law
If you work in-house and you’re not treating your vendor contracts like strategic assets, you’re overlooking one of the most valuable sources of operational insight. In a recent episode of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” legal ops leader Navin Mahavijiyan explained how...
by RG | Sep 8, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! So far, who is the youngest pick for a federal judgeship in the Trump II reign? Hint: The jurist — born in 1990 — was sworn into his lifetime position on the Eastern and Western District of Missouri in...
by RG | Sep 7, 2025 | above the law
Federal Judges Finally Say What Everyone’s Been Yelling At Their Screens: Trial judges share concern that SCOTUS is more interested in staying on the Chirstmas card list of the January 6 mob than protecting judges from threats. Amy Coney Barrett’s “Aw Shucks” Routine...
by RG | Sep 7, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The firm’s choices to dismantle its DEI recruiting initiatives and to engage in an agreement offering pro bono services to the Trump administration are steeped in hypocrisy, cowardice, and greed. It makes me...
by RG | Sep 5, 2025 | above the law
Maybe They Do Police Their Own: A judge called the ramp up in shadow docket usage “inexcusable.” Verdict Reached In Donna Adelson Case: Guilty. Will Work For Mentorship: COVID consequences make it harder to find mentorship in Biglaw. Texting While Lawyering?: Some...
