by RG | Feb 26, 2025 | above the law
Recently, the Trump administration announced that massive layoffs were coming to the IRS. Right now, it is the middle of tax-filing season so the timing couldn’t be more awkward. According to various sources, up to 15,000 IRS employees will be targeted for termination...
by RG | Feb 26, 2025 | above the law
There’s a lot that’s shocking about the Department of Justice’s latest hire — former Oregon judge, Vance Day. Day has a *history* of questionable behavior that got him the longest suspension (at the time) in the history of the Oregon bar. But, for my money, the most...
by RG | Feb 26, 2025 | above the law
Would it surprise you to know that males account for over 20% of those with eating disorders? For bulimia, it goes up to 30%. That is what I dealt with for more than 20 years. A male lawyer binging and purging? What do you say? Yep. That was me. It started my...
by RG | Feb 26, 2025 | above the law
No, That’s Not A Typo: Alex Spiro is raking in cash hand over fist! If You Thought Trump Hanging Up His Mugshot Was Bad: The most recent DOJ hire is known as the guy who hung up a Hitler portrait. Other Lawyers Are Paying The Cost Of Doing Business: Jay-Z isn’t done...
by RG | Feb 25, 2025 | above the law
The threat of being defunded is pulling the rug out from under many an organizations’ “steadfast” commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Shortly after the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter, we got word of law schools scrubbing DEI mentions...
by RG | Feb 25, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: This is the second in a series of articles by our friends Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine of ex judicata, who will be writing about lawyers interested in transitioning to nonlegal careers. What is the big idea? We have now reached 100,000 unique users on...
