by RG | Jun 15, 2025 | above the law
AirBnBivouac: Trump sent troops to L.A. with no plan to house them and everyone dusted off their pocket Constitutions. Florida Secedes… Again: State supreme court orders state bar to back out of the American Bar Association. From The Halls Of Montezuma To Wilshire...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Woman accused of being a witch in Brazil can seek asylum in U.S., court...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Every morning at about 6:47 AM, my 4-year-old daughter’s head pops off the pillow with the same urgent question: “What are we doing today?” I’ll be brutally honest – most mornings I’m just hoping for 30 minutes of uninterrupted coffee time. But she needs that roadmap....
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)This morning a totally normal thing happened in the Second Circuit when the judges brushed off a request for en banc review by a disappointed appellant. Well … not totally normal. The case did involve the sitting...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Back at the start of office reentry, we asked our audience to compare their desire for higher pay with their desire for remote flexibility. We learned that it would take a 30% pay increase to persuade over half of our readers to voluntarily abandon remote work. Four...
by RG | Jun 13, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm saw the largest percentage decrease in head count in 2024? Hint: The firm saw a 42% decrease in head count, from 293 lawyers...
