by RG | Jul 19, 2025 | above the law
Being a federal judge has its perks. You get to lash out against a group of students who ask you to explain your reasoning and the dean of Stanford will jump to your defense. You get to turn decisions into targeted job applications for the Supreme Court in hopes that...
by RG | Jul 18, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What Disney film features a judge as the primary villain? Hint: Christopher Lloyd played the character and has said overtly evil characters, like this one, are “fun to play.” In the climax of the film,...
by RG | Jul 18, 2025 | above the law
This Could Be Some Serious Disruption: A recruiting partner thinks that adopting AI could lessen the need for junior attorneys. Judge Suspended For Donating Money To Presidential Campaigns: May seem silly, but those are the rules! Time To Say Bye-Bye To Habba?: We...
by RG | Jul 18, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. If you’re a New York lawyer, between federal, state and local taxes, you’re already paying over 50 percent of earnings in taxes. At some point, taxes get so much, people say it’s not worth it. I could move to...
by RG | Jul 18, 2025 | above the law
Talk about how artificial intelligence will someday take lawyers’ jobs has long been dismissed as much ado about nothing — until now. Microsoft has been conducting layoffs across the company across the globe since mid-May, and while in-house attorneys are typically...
by RG | Jul 18, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Trump administration signals it is bypassing Wisconsin’s senators in key...
