by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
After striking down the Trump administration’s tariffs, Chief Justice Roberts has earned nothing but disrespect and abuse from the president he put in power. From a hearty handshake and Trump telling him, “Thank you, won’t forget it” last year to getting bypassed in...
by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
Court cases are usually remembered for their holdings. That’s a no brainer; majority opinions are what determine things like damages, why X person faces Y consequence(s), and which legal arguments are worth going for. But important work can happen in dissents too....
by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
Back in January, I issued a plea to lawyers across the country to call upon whichever professional discipline authorities to embrace that they are now the last remaining accountability mechanism for Trump administration lawyers repeatedly lying to courts, defying...
by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think at all cost, he does not want to look like he has failed or been defeated. Maybe he was hoping this would fly below the radar and when it did not, he was not happy and changed his mind. [The swift...
by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
Loss of life and in memoriams honoring victims are somber occasions. Making sure that their memories aren’t used as fodder for bad taste political agendas is one way that they can be honored. ICE recently released an apparent in memoriam video dedicated to Americans...
by RG | Mar 4, 2026 | above the law
There are many ways to enter the U.S. legal market. You can merge. You can poach. You can lateral raid your way into Biglaw headlines. Or… you can open an office in Manhattan and repeatedly clarify that you absolutely, positively do not want to practice U.S. law....
