by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Discovery is the part of litigation everyone claims to hate, until they lose a case because of it. Young lawyers will tell you discovery is “paperwork.” Senior lawyers will sigh and call it “a grind.” Judges will roll their eyes and treat it like an administrative...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
On December 18, 2025, The Legal Accountability Project (LAP) took a meaningful step toward real judicial accountability, filing our first Judicial Conduct and Disability (JC&D) Act complaint against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam. Disturbingly, this is the...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
The post AI Video Tools Depict Lawyers And Judges As Women At Far Lower Rates Than Real Life, New Study Finds appeared first on Above the Law.A new study examining bias in AI-generated video reveals that the leading AI video creation tools significantly underrepresent...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a year-end 2025 survey by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group, how much was profit per equity partner up in 2025? Hint: Industry-wide revenue was also rose, that metric was up 12.6% in...
by RG | Jan 29, 2026 | above the law
“Super Drunk” Judge Finds Himself On Other End Of The Gavel: Judge Thomas L. Ludington faces misdemeanor DUI charges. Louisiana’s Solicitor General Glazes Alito’s Well, Everything: Just kiss already. Judge Schiltz Reminds ICE That They Have To Follow The Law Too:...
by RG | Jan 28, 2026 | above the law
Editor’s note: First in a series. The Litera Foundation knowledge management platform doesn’t just have customers. It has innovators — law firms continually using the system in new ways to enhance client value. These ground-breaking firms were recently honored in...
