by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
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by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
Something’s going down at Sullivan & Cromwell. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed the rumors swirling around Biglaw that there’s a civil war brewing at Sullivan & Cromwell over just how far the firm should go for its most famous — and most toxic — client....
by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
Weather didn’t discriminate this past holiday weekend. Brutal is putting it mildly. Climate change is real and if you don’t believe me, then read Jeff Goodell’s book of several years ago, “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.” I am not...
by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
Judge Nushin Sayfie traces her path from a fifth-grade classroom where a teacher named her attorney general, to 14 years defending clients who couldn’t afford a lawyer, to the bench of Florida’s 11th Judicial Circuit. She talks with Kathryn Rubino about what she gave...
by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
Donald Trump losing Trump v. Barbara was the least surprising ruling of the term. That said, it was one of the more surprising decisions because while the Fourteenth Amendment is clear and literally no one doubted its meaning until about a year ago, a few of the...
by RG | Jul 10, 2026 | above the law
Good news!(?) It’s good news of sorts, so we’ll go with a qualified “good news!” here. There’s a little table setting that needs to be done to explain why it’s better now than it was before the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court continued ingratiating itself to...
