by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
It’s the case at any large law firm or big government legal office, or at least it used to be, that every new associate attorney is paired up with a more experienced senior attorney as part of a formal mentorship program. Mentors are supposed to help their mentees...
by RG | Jun 10, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Cape Fear, the psychological thriller, is getting an Apple TV remake. What book is it based on? Hint: The remake (as well as the award winning 1991 film) is centered on questionable ethical choices by...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
You’d think that if you’re pursuing a defamation case for a comically absurd $10 billion that the least you could do is hit the court’s deadline to respond to the other side’s motion to dismiss. And yet! Within the last week, Trump’s lawyers have managed to botch easy...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
The audition is over. Sixty-seven days after Todd Blanche took over as Acting Attorney General, Trump has submitted his name to the Senate for confirmation as the permanent AG, well ahead of midterm elections that could scramble the math considerably. But it’s not...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Auth. note: Though it was certainly tempting, no artificial intelligence technology was used to create this publication. All appearing em dashes were added by the author — just as nature intended. Welcome to the sequel to the Legal Tech-to-English Dictionary (2022)....
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Social media started as a tool that would make it easier to connect you with your friends. By that I mean rate the women of your dorm by relative attractiveness, but let’s not get too granular here. The internet, known to everyone as a series of tubes, intended to...