by RG | Apr 24, 2026 | above the law
I am old enough to remember when many courts did not have electronic systems to accept documents for filing. During this time, filing motion papers, pleadings, and other documents was an arduous process that either involved going to court or using a service to file...
by RG | Apr 24, 2026 | above the law
So, you want to clerk? How will you avoid judges who harass their clerks? For two years, I posed this question at dozens of The Legal Accountability Project’s (LAP) law school events across the country. Then, in April 2024 — two years ago this month — that answer...
by RG | Apr 24, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, which firm had the largest increase in its Am Law 100 ranking? Hint: The firm rose 13 places, from 75 to 62. See the answer on the next page. The post The Biglaw...
by RG | Apr 24, 2026 | above the law
Kannon Shanmugam Is Headed To Davis Polk & Wardwell: Best of luck to the firm’s new Supreme Court and appellate practice! Wave Goodbye To The ICE/IRS Firewall: One small step toward losing billions in taxable income at a time. The Government’s Poor Case Against...
by RG | Apr 23, 2026 | above the law
Texas passed a law mandating that schools must display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Because nothing says, “we’re not establishing a religion” like forcing students to learn under the watchful eye of a legislature’s preferred scripture. The law inspired a swift...
by RG | Apr 23, 2026 | above the law
An incarcerated murder-for-hire convict in a federal lawsuit over whether an animal sanctuary can neuter a white Bengal tiger named Elvis that the plaintiff used to own is already hallucinatory enough without the case citations being fake. Joseph Maldonado — better...
