by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Early Thursday morning, a federal judge ordered the White House to give CNN, MS NOW, and Politico back their access. By Thursday night, CNN was on air explaining that it had been turned away from the state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Chinese state media...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
We’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for a firm to match Milbank’s special bonuses since they were first announced on July 27. Here we are at the end of September, and we’ve finally got our first taker. It’s Cahill Gordon & Reindel, a firm famous...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Historian Rachel Shelden, author of The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History, joins me to unpack how deeply political the Supreme Court actually was for its first century, why the Court’s modern claim to be apolitical is a relatively recent invention, and why...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
For much of the history of the legal profession, clients visiting their lawyers’ offices was simply part of practicing law. Clients would come in for meetings, sit in conference rooms, review documents, and discuss their matters face-to-face with counsel. Law firms...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Sheri Mecklenberg is back, baby! She wants in on the “Broadview 6” case which imploded in May after her gross misconduct before the grand jury was revealed. She is also outta here, dropping an epic resignation letter that is almost certainly a precursor to litigation...
by RG | Sep 25, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Why is it that one party should get a fast pass to the Supreme Court of the United States when so many other parties are queued up, waiting patiently for the court’s attention? — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson,...
