by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
For nations, debt spending is not necessarily a bad thing. Whether it is wise or foolhardy for a country to borrow money really depends on what it is being spent on. For example, the last time America’s national debt exceeded America’s gross domestic product was...
by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
Foundation, Litera’s knowledge management platform, doesn’t just have customers — it has superfans. These are law firms that continually find new, creative ways to use the platform to boost efficiency and foster cross-departmental collaboration. So passionate is this...
by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
There are a lot of problems with Trump’s new $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” from the purely performative total, completely unmoored from any legal justification, to the fact that the DOJ refuses to rule out writing checks to a convicted child molester who...
by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
We keep learning more from Biglaw’s insider trading scandal, with the identity of the Wachtell co-conspirator revealed. How did this scheme succeed for so long? The Department of Justice continued its battle to allow Trump to unilaterally rip up national monuments...
by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
On January 29, 2026, President Donald Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department seeking $10 billion in damages. The lawsuit itself drew criticism because...
by RG | May 20, 2026 | above the law
Even as the Trump administration continues its broader campaign against diversity initiatives in higher education and the legal profession, Susman Godfrey doesn’t appear interested in backing down. The litigation firm has announced the 25 recipients of this year’s...
