by RG | Apr 7, 2026 | above the law
* As we already covered, the new US News law school rankings are out and… they’re wild. [US News] * Biglaw firms lend support to those fighting the Trump administration. [Reuters] * DLA Piper pregnancy bias trial kicked off yesterday, with the firm telling jury that...
by RG | Apr 7, 2026 | above the law
The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings are here, and let us be one of the first to say that lawyers and law students are going to be in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. This edition of the rankings brings us an historic shakeup at the very...
by RG | Apr 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What Disney film features a judge as the primary villain? Hint: Christopher Lloyd played the character and has said overtly evil characters, like this one, are “fun to play.” In the climax of the film,...
by RG | Apr 6, 2026 | above the law
Pam Bondi’s Firing Gets The SNL Treatment: The Dow won’t stop the humor! Who Will Replace Bondi?: Expect to see more of Jeanine, Alina, and Harmeet. Georgetown Law Students Aren’t Looking Forward To Graduation: Hundreds are petitioning the school’s proposed changes....
by RG | Apr 6, 2026 | above the law
What’s Changing For two decades federal loans functioned as something close to a guarantee that law school could be financially accessible. Even those facing modest salary outcomes could borrow what they needed, repay on an income-driven schedule, and utilize...
by RG | Apr 6, 2026 | above the law
The battle to replace Pam Bondi is already underway. The former Attorney General’s picture is barely cold in the trashcan, and already her would-be replacements are jockeying to be the next lawyer to land headfirst in the rubbish, with only a pile of congressional...