by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
It’s time for my annual (or semi-annual, if you have to take the February bar for whatever reason) rant about the bar exam. I won’t say a peep about the disaster that was the February California Bar Exam. That prompted the resignation of the bar’s executive director....
by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
A recent Wall Street Journal headline caught my eye. The gist of the article, entitled CEOs Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: AI Will Wipe Out Jobs, is what it sounds. It quotes a number of CEOs to the effect that AI is going to massively impact white collar jobs....
by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
“Tip creep” has been a pervasive issue in American culture for some time now. Many businesses, faced with rising costs or insurmountable greed, have increasingly turned to tip encouragement as a means of underpaying their employees while simultaneously being...
by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
Masked ICE agents are only the start of the assault on government transparency. Now, government attorneys that are arguing to deport immigrants are doing so in secret. The Intercept reports on two separate instances immigration judges in New York City declined to...
by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
Does this sound familiar? Another late night at the office. It’s 9 p.m. and you’re staring at another stack of briefs. Your phone buzzes with a text from your spouse asking when you’ll be home. Again. The thought crosses your mind: When can I actually retire from all...
by RG | Jul 17, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Angela Weiss – Pool/Getty Images)Dating back to his first term, Donald Trump’s judicial nominations included nominees who were deeply unqualified, deeply unserious, and deeply problematic. But none of them — not the ghost hunters or the blog boys — managed...
