by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Befitting a nation run by a casino boss looking to build hotels in shady dictatorships, the United States put a stop to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement efforts when Trump took office. But you can’t keep a good statute down and the FCPA is back with new...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
The fascism is real, y’all. Current New York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor Brad Lander was arrested by masked federal ICE agents as he exited an immigration courtroom. There’s video of the incident, and it’s deeply chilling, particularly in a so-called...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. YOU BET I WENT to the “No Kings” protest. Despite all the sage advice on how to stay below the radar, I’m outing myself. I’m telling you I was...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
The Unbearable Lightness of TikTok has been an annoying ongoing saga. I’d prefer a hard yes or no to a waffling will they/won’t they prospect of an incoming ban, but I’m ultimately not the one who calls the shots — I just report them. We are currently two DOJ...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Supreme Court financial disclosures, which justice raked in the most money from book sales? Hint: Three justices reported income from royalties, the most being $2 million....
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Your Firm Needs To Step Up Their Pitches: Less time assembling proposals, more time improving how you propose. Bribery?! In This Economy?!: American bribery gets a blessing. Bribing to another nation’s benefit? Not so much. NYC Comptroller Gets Arrested For Asking ICE...
