by RG | Sep 11, 2026 | above the law
The Department of Justice and the Department of Education announced Wednesday that the University of California, Berkeley School of Law spent years discriminating against white and Asian applicants using “race, essay prompts, and other tactics” to tilt admissions...
by RG | Sep 11, 2026 | above the law
The post When Clients Ask About AI, How Should Firms Respond? appeared first on Above the Law.From left, Dennis Garcia of Litera, Donovan Bell of CLOC, and Rahul Chhabra of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.Although today’s legal technology events, above all else,...
by RG | Sep 11, 2026 | above the law
It took a little under 45 minutes for the United States Supreme Court to tell Missouri Republicans to sit down and shut up. With no noted dissents, SCOTUS stayed the dubious district court order that Republicans hoped might allow them to ramrod a new legislative map...
by RG | Sep 11, 2026 | above the law
There are multiple things this administration is incapable of doing: winning wars, curbing inflation, not acting like Nazis, wearing shoes that fit them, etc. But if there’s one thing it’s most known for, it’s the unwillingness to take a loss and move on. That’s...
by RG | Sep 11, 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. “Supreme Court Weighs US Mail Ballot Fight as DOJ Losses Grow”: Zoe...
by RG | Sep 11, 2026 | above the law
* Weil corporate chair bolts for Cravath. [Bloomberg Law News] * Sam Bankman-Fried asks Supreme Court for help getting out of jail. [Law360] * Harvard moves up recruiting timeline to allow interviewing in 1L September. [Harvard Crimson] * Joseph diGenova resigns from...