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...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law is facing a lawsuit from its former dean, Paul Paton, who alleges he was fired because he’s gay, and that the university used a pretextual budget dispute to cover its tracks. The complaint (available below), filed June 1 in...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. These kinds of tickets go to platinum A-plus clients. The vast majority of people (lawyers) faced with this decision give to clients because you get such goodwill with this kind of thing. — Irwin Kishner,...
by RG | Jun 9, 2026 | above the law
Auth. note: This is the first essay in The Emersonian Lawyer, a series about what Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy has to say about the specific pressures, compromises, and possibilities of a legal career. The series draws on Emerson’s core essays, Self-Reliance,...
