by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
Combating the attack on the rule of law means fighting back on several fronts. Advocacy and legal push back are the obvious progs to resisting, but there also needs to be study. Attention to the rule of law, people’s (justified) belief in the efficacy of courts and...
by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
As soon as we all cracked the code and identified Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia as the unnamed judge in a wild judicial discipline case about sex in chambers and then lying to investigators about it, the countdown to impeachment began. While...
by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
There is a quiet disconnect in how we are talking about AI governance. Most of the conversation is happening in policies. Frameworks. Principles. Responsible AI statements that read well, signal intent, and sit somewhere between compliance and aspiration. And yet, if...
by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday! The past...
by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Everyone’s worried about Election Day. What will Donald Trump do? Executive actions against mail-in voting? Restrictive federal voting rules? Weakened election security? Intimidation at polling places? I’m only slightly worried...
by RG | Jun 8, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reporting by Law.com, which is the only Wall Street firm that appears to still pay partners with a pure lockstep system (and even this firm is stretching out its partner pay ratios)? Hint:...
