by RG | Jun 21, 2026 | above the law
Ain’t No Government Service Like Self-Service: The Senate-confirmed DOJ official tasked with selling the slush fund to Congress, quietly tried to recuse himself from that work so he could file his own personal claim against the fund. Bar Tab Comes Due: Associate...
by RG | Jun 20, 2026 | above the law
Back in 2015, at a Netroots Nation panel discussion about how to “change” the Supreme Court, I asked if progressives should embrace term limits for the justices. The panel blew off the proposal as unimportant. Eleven years later, a sitting U.S. Senator — poised to...
by RG | Jun 18, 2026 | above the law
Is Your Firm Observing The Holiday?: Be sure to let us know! Trump Nominates His Own Lawyer To Be A Top Federal Prosecutor: The Sullivan & Cromwell partner’s cozying up with Trump is paying off. SCOTUS Term Limit Discourse Goes Mainstream?: Progressives favor...
by RG | Jun 18, 2026 | above the law
Reputational damage can derail a business in the blink of an eye. When that damage comes in the form of an online review, content moderation policies can make it difficult to remove even deeply unfair reviews. For law firms, meanwhile, professional ethics can make it...
by RG | Jun 18, 2026 | above the law
(Image via Getty)Most lawyers instinctively suggest that clients insert arbitration clauses into all kinds of contracts. This is usually because arbitration is much more private than litigation, and, depending on a number of factors, arbitration can take a lot less...
by RG | Jun 18, 2026 | above the law
A new academic study confirms what anyone paying attention has suspected for years: the federal judicial clerkship has quietly transformed from a one-year professional launchpad into a multi-year credential arms race, and the people running it know exactly what’s...
