by RG | May 11, 2026 | above the law
Last week, a majority of Virginia’s supreme court voted to overturn a statewide election approving new congressional maps. Technically, voters were asked to vote on a constitutional amendment allowing the state legislature to create new maps in response to Donald...
by RG | May 10, 2026 | above the law
In his opinion functionally striking down the Voting Rights Act, Justice Sam Alito included fake data. In any functional justice system, this disqualifying act of judicial irresponsibility would shock the nation’s conscience. Realizing that a majority of the Supreme...
by RG | May 10, 2026 | above the law
The DOJ’s Insider Trading Case Is Basically A Vault 100 Firm Directory: Sidley, Latham, Goodwin, Weil, DLA Piper, Willkie, Wachtell — this indictment would be for an impressive on-campus interview schedule. Paul Weiss Technically Isn’t Having Layoffs, It’s Just That...
by RG | May 8, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! While there’s a sudden relevance to Biglaw layoffs, it’s not nearly as dire as the past. How many lawyers were laid off in Biglaw (based on self-reported numbers) in 2009, widely considered the worst...
by RG | May 8, 2026 | above the law
More Biglaw Firm Names Enter The Fold: The former associates weren’t making enough money as it was?! Many Roads To Preventing Fair And Free Elections: Louisiana v. Callais teed up Virginia’s Supreme Court to overturn an election. A Loss And An Explanation: Matt Taibbi...
by RG | May 8, 2026 | above the law
Forty years of billing hours prepares an attorney for a lot of things. Monday morning with nowhere to be isn’t one of them. The accounts look good. The projections hold up. By every measure that’s visible, retirement should feel within reach. And yet the office is...
