by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
In this episode of The Jabot Podcast, I sit down with public defender, reform advocate, and author Emily Galvin Almanza to discuss her new book The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America. Emily shares her...
by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve been feeling like the federal student loan safety net is shrinking just as tuition keeps doing its annual “number go up” routine, you’re not imagining things. Recent federal policy changes have materially reshaped how graduate and professional students —...
by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
Given the recent gyrations in the markets, it’s no wonder that people are jittery about the effects (past, present, and future) of AI in our profession. True, we are not the only profession that is nervous about AI’s potential to completely reset our landscape. Jobs...
by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
Confidence is misunderstood in our profession. Young lawyers often think confidence is volume. It is the booming voice at a hearing, the perfectly timed objection, the sharp cross-examination that leaves opposing counsel blinking. It is the partner who never seems...
by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
I’ll take my joy where I can. And this iteration of the Trump DOJ continues to provide bright bursts of schadenfreude-tinted sunshine. Any competent DOJ can close cases. Any barely competent prosecutor can push a case past a grand jury. Any sufficiently slippery...
by RG | Feb 27, 2026 | above the law
Editor’s note: A companion webinar featuring these speakers is available on-demand, with CLE credit available. Use the form at the bottom of this article to access the presentation. This is the first in a three-part series. Although the deals market has shown a...
