by RG | Jul 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello First Monday! What...
by RG | Jul 6, 2026 | above the law
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Allison Pohle raised the question: in these days and times where automated voice transcription services can create a written transcript sans humans, do we still need (or want) court reporters? As most know, traditionally, court...
by RG | Jul 6, 2026 | above the law
* FIFA Peace Prize recipient Donald Trump sent elite lawyers to get FIFA red card lifted. Finally, an advantage to a lawyer culture that never takes vacations like the rest of the world. [Yahoo Sports] * West Point professor wins injunction against speech restrictions...
by RG | Jul 6, 2026 | above the law
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by RG | Jul 5, 2026 | above the law
Roberts Writes Two Opinions With One Shrug Emoji: The Chief Justice declared independent federal agencies unconstitutional and then turned around and, without a note of irony, said that OF COURSE the Federal Reseve is a duly ordained independent federal agency...
by RG | Jul 2, 2026 | above the law
Every lawyer says they want a bigger network until someone asks them to join a committee, show up early, stay late, make calls, raise money, recruit speakers, chase sponsors, and solve problems no one sees. That is the part of bar work most lawyers never hear about....