by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
In this episode, I chat with Rebecca Haw Allensworth, a Vanderbilt Law School professor and author of “The Licensing Racket.” Discover the untold stories behind professional licensing, the unexpected impact on various careers, and why these regulations might not...
by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
Alex Kozinski (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Hooboy! Disgraced former Ninth Circuit judge Alex Kozinski is back. He’s written a piece in the Wall Street Journal asserting — with little more then naked conjecture — that the United States’ elections could be...
by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which member of Congress introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer for issuing a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
The phrase “no harm, no foul” doesn’t apply to law enforcement personnel, whether they’re patrol officers or the chief local prosecutor. Instead — thanks to the qualified immunity doctrine — the phrase is: “whatever amount of harm, no foul.” As long as the harm isn’t...
by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Trump comes close to the red line of openly defying judges, experts say;...
by RG | Feb 21, 2025 | above the law
If you love to travel, it used to be that running a law firm — which, due to jurisdictional requirements, is effectively a local business — could really cramp your style. But in the post-pandemic world, not only is working outside the office more or less normalized —...
