by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
Chat, is it good when a court says “This reckless disregard for the duty of candor owed to a federal court is appalling?” What about if it drops to a footnote that notes that this is “not the first time” the lawyer in question “acted in ways that appear to deviate...
by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
Each year, hundreds upon hundreds of students enroll in law school, many of them in search of a career in government. Maybe they want to seek out justice for children, animals, or the environment. Maybe they want to serve their communities and make them safer for the...
by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
Oral argument in the consolidated Biglaw executive order cases was today, and if you were hoping the Trump administration had found a more constitutionally defensible position since its previous defense these orders — which has lost, four times, before four different...
by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
There are nonprofits out there doing amazing work. The work that they do is largely kept afloat by donations, which are hard to secure when potential donors are worried that their cash will be used for reasons other than what they were told. When donors sent their...
by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
Law licensing authorities provide the only avenue of accountability left for Trump administration lawyers lying to courts, disregarding court orders, or actively plotting coups. Trump will pardon his legal enablers for any crimes involved in, say, packing up innocent...
by RG | May 14, 2026 | above the law
When we last checked in with Judge Thomas L. Ludington (E.D. Michigan), the federal jurist had entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge after having been accused of driving “super drunk” in an October incident that brought about a judicial...
