by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a year-end 2025 survey by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group, how much was profit per equity partner up in 2025? Hint: Industry-wide revenue was also rose, that metric was up 12.6% in...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
“Super Drunk” Judge Finds Himself On Other End Of The Gavel: Judge Thomas L. Ludington faces misdemeanor DUI charges. Louisiana’s Solicitor General Glazes Alito’s Well, Everything: Just kiss already. Judge Schiltz Reminds ICE That They Have To Follow The Law Too:...
by RG | Jan 28, 2026 | above the law
Editor’s note: First in a series. The Litera Foundation knowledge management platform doesn’t just have customers. It has innovators — law firms continually using the system in new ways to enhance client value. These ground-breaking firms were recently honored in...
by RG | Jan 28, 2026 | above the law
Harmeet Dhillon ascended to head the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division off a career backing election denialism and fronting Trump’s most nonsensical defamation suits. Ed Whelan is a conservative legal movement darling who spent the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings...
by RG | Jan 28, 2026 | above the law
I had a permit to carry some years ago. I let it expire. In this jurisdiction, they are only good for five years, and I’m not the kind of person who thinks armed thugs who want to murder my family are lurking around every corner. It seemed like an unnecessary expense....
by RG | Jan 28, 2026 | above the law
Law school closures are a sad thing. Even when they have low bar passage rates, seeing them close their doors is a somber occasion. One way for a struggling law school to save face is to merge with another school to alleviate their need for funding, student head...