by RG | Jul 17, 2026 | above the law
There is an adage that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. This essentially means that if you do not learn the lessons of history, you may face a similar problem in the future and make mistakes that could have been avoided if you had had better...
by RG | Jul 17, 2026 | 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. “The Trump Administration’s Portentous Subpoenas of NYT Reporters; Law v....
by RG | Jul 17, 2026 | above the law
Not long after twelve states sued Paramount claiming its $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers would harm market competition, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) filed their own lawsuit, warning that the massive debt load from the media industry’s latest megamerger...
by RG | Jul 17, 2026 | above the law
Living in the Chicago suburbs means I see plenty of squirrels. I have never hit one with my car, but not for their lack of trying. You know the routine. A squirrel darts into the street, freezes, turns back, changes its mind again, and then makes one final...
by RG | Jul 17, 2026 | above the law
* Last night, Trump delivered a speech ostensibly about sweeping election security conspiracies, but it was mostly a commercial for the 25th Amendment. [Election Law Blog] * Madison Square Garden sues WIRED over article claiming the stadium “used surveillance to track...
by RG | Jul 16, 2026 | above the law
Roger Rogoff was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for 54 minutes. Rogoff was sworn in a little before 8 a.m. Wednesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Seattle. He walked over to the U.S. Attorney’s office to meet the man he...
