by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Few things capture the current state of constitutional discourse quite like Matt Damon’s Saturday Night Live imagining of Brett Kavanaugh, drunk after ordering a “6-3 decision” (i.e., six Bud Lights and three shots of Jamo), solemnly explaining that Donald Trump can...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
It’s an understatement at this point to say that AI will reshape everything in legal, including and perhaps especially, the discipline known as legal operations (legal ops for short). It’s the how that’s the question. The upcoming preeminent legal ops conference will...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The court is not using AI because it would be insecure. So you can trust that our opinions are not AI-generated. — Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in comments given during an appearance at the Crystal Bridges...
by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Last week, a majority of Virginia’s supreme court voted to overturn a statewide election approving new congressional maps. Technically, voters were asked to vote on a constitutional amendment allowing the state legislature to create new maps in response to Donald...
by RG | May 10, 2026 | above the law
In his opinion functionally striking down the Voting Rights Act, Justice Sam Alito included fake data. In any functional justice system, this disqualifying act of judicial irresponsibility would shock the nation’s conscience. Realizing that a majority of the Supreme...
by RG | May 10, 2026 | above the law
The DOJ’s Insider Trading Case Is Basically A Vault 100 Firm Directory: Sidley, Latham, Goodwin, Weil, DLA Piper, Willkie, Wachtell — this indictment would be for an impressive on-campus interview schedule. Paul Weiss Technically Isn’t Having Layoffs, It’s Just That...
