by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
If the Dark Knight were to be updated for a 2026 audience, the Joker v. Harvey Dent hospital scene may have gone a little like this: “If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a girl will develop bulimia from their Twitter usage, or a bus full of kids will fry their...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
According to a law clerk who reported the behavior to the Eleventh Circuit, a federal judge — on multiple occasions — “engaged in sexual activity with a uniformed law enforcement officer in chambers during work hours within earshot of the judge’s staff.” Probably...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm ranks the highest in tax? Hint: This firm also took home Vault’s top spot for firms in the Mid-Atlantic. See the answer on the...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
There is a familiar narrative circulating in legal circles. AI is coming for lawyers. In-house teams are replacing firms. Litigation expertise is being automated away. That narrative is wrong. What is actually happening is more precise and more consequential. Law...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
The post Claude For Legal And Access To Justice: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown appeared first on Above the Law.Last week, when Anthropic released its biggest legal push to date — more than 20 MCP connectors, 12 practice-area plugins,a and integrations with...
by RG | May 26, 2026 | above the law
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the audacity of the framing. Last month, the Department of Justice fired four career prosecutors who had worked on cases against anti-abortion activists under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The firings came just before...
