by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
Of all the reasons to kill off the billable hour — and advancing AI technology presents a big one — let us not sleep on the prospect of putting an end to lazy record-keeping. In the heat of lawyerly battle, no one does a particularly great job of tracking all their...
by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
When we last checked in with Judge Thomas L. Ludington (E.D. Michigan), the federal jurist had been accused of driving “super drunk” and was also staring down a judicial misconduct complaint. Back in February, he opted to take a voluntary leave of absence from the...
by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
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by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
There are two major themes from the past couple months that you need to understand about this Department of Justice. First, the administration forced out its own antitrust chief and this week we learned that the senior litigators running the government’s biggest...
by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison last year. This was a major victory considering that many thought he was going away for a very long time, but his lawyers are arguing that even the 50 months is too much. Since the sentencing, his legal team has...
by RG | Apr 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This should serve as a wake-up call to everyone in legal education. This shift is particularly concerning because first-gen college graduates are a vital way to broaden who gets to be a part of the legal...
