by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. With that in mind, an attorney in India sought and secured an adjournment following a surprise bar association loss. Shock due to losing bar election is a novel ground for adjournment. We learn something new every day....
by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
Private Equity’s Law Firm Takeover Isn’t Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer: The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning & Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry. Todd Blanche’s Potential Successor Has A Slush Fund Problem Too: The Senate...
by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. He really enjoyed driving, so the restrictions today’s justices are subject to would have frustrated him. — Christopher Scalia, one of the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s nine children, in comments given to the...
by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
Our justice system is under assault. The offender? Artificial intelligence (AI). Courts are struggling to adapt to the rapid pace of technological advancement, as lawyers and litigants increasingly rely on AI tools to support their cases. The challenges presented by...
by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
We all know it when we see it. AI slop. Articles and documents written in whole or in part by AI. The one-sentence paragraphs. The “It’s not X. It’s Y.” The solemn proclamation that somebody is saying the quiet part out loud. The use of the em-dash. The kicker. Ugh....
by RG | Aug 20, 2026 | above the law
Todd Blanche has been Attorney General for two weeks and already the DOJ’s next confirmation battle is taking shape… and it has a very familiar problem at its center. Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter is reportedly the frontrunner for Blanche’s old job,...
