by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
The post Sixth Circuit Slaps Steep Sanctions On Two Lawyers For Fake Citations And Misrepresentations In Appellate Briefs appeared first on Above the Law.In what may be one of the most significant appellate sanctions rulings yet involving fabricated case citations,...
by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jeanine M. Donohue back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. The traditional...
by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
AI is reshaping drafting court documents, client communication, and even evidence collection. In this webinar presented by our friends at InfoTrack, former Magistrate Judge Ron Hedges discusses what happens when AI-generated materials enter discovery — or become the...
by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
There are only so many times you can stand in federal court and insist that up is down, black is white, and bulldozing a historic wing of the White House is just a light home improvement project before a judge decides he’s had enough. This week, in the ongoing “White...
by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
Every year — or at least most years — in honor of the NCAA Tournament, Above the Law runs a law-related bracket competition. We’ve crowned the Worst Law School in America. We’ve identified the Greatest Work of Legal Fiction. This year, we’re going somewhere new. And...
by RG | Mar 19, 2026 | above the law
Communication is advocacy. Young lawyers often think the job is to know the facts, know the law, and then say the right thing. That is only part of it. The harder task is deciding how to say it so a client trusts you, opposing counsel takes you seriously, and the...
