by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who originated the role of Elle Woods when Legally Blonde debuted on Broadway? Hint: She was nominated for a Tony Award for the role, but lost to Christine Ebersole’s portrayal of “Little Edie” Beale....
by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
For Cadwalader, That Is: They could be tying up with Alston & Bird. We Have Another Surrender On The Board: Simpson Thacher is working for the Commerce Department. Comey Prosecution Gets Benchslapped: Saw this coming! It’s Gonna Cost You: These are the 15 most...
by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
Back in August, the New York Times reported that Kirkland and Paul Weiss (along with Skadden) — firms who had cut deals with the administration in exchange for pro bono payola — had done work for Trump’s Commerce Department. Democratic lawmakers quickly fired off...
by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is deeply problematic. Career prosecutors didn’t want to touch it with a 10-foot pole but Comey is a political enemy of the president of the United States, so here we are. The barebones indictment is conclusory at...
by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
DEI has been an easy scapegoat for poor government management, unexpected boat-bridge collisions, and unwanted orders to clean out your cubicle. Faced with the door, former in-house attorney David Farkas sued FirstEnergy alleging that they fired him for asking...
by RG | Nov 6, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The hearing was a bloodbath for the Trump administration: Six justices lined up to bash the Justice Department’s defense of the tariffs, barely disguising their annoyance with the government’s barrage of...
