by RG | May 13, 2025 | above the law
* Chief Justice Roberts finds one-on-one questioning dull and I guess if you’re not particularly interested in precedent or oral argument that tracks. [National Law Journal] * Law school graduation speeches taking swipes at Trump and Musk as the lowest-hanging fruit...
by RG | May 12, 2025 | above the law
Back in the summer of 2023, a California attorney — who was accused of blowing somewhere over $8 million in client funds after moving into the Wynn casino and gambling “24/7” — opted to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. Last week, her sentence was...
by RG | May 12, 2025 | above the law
Finally, some good news! You’ve probably seen Rümeysa Öztürk’s name in recent headlines; she was arrested by plain-clothes ICE officers over a paper she co-authored and submitted to the Tufts campus newspaper that — among other things — condemned the indiscriminate...
by RG | May 12, 2025 | above the law
Not content with arresting judges, ICE is now arresting mayors who have the temerity to object to rounding up immigrants and warehousing them in ICE detention facilities. On Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka attended a protest at Delaney Hall, a private prison owned by...
by RG | May 12, 2025 | above the law
When I previewed the 2025 CLOC Global Institute last week, I focused on the doors this conference promised to open: doors to AI integration, smarter vendor selection, operational maturity, and a redefinition of legal department value. Now, having spent four days...
by RG | May 12, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, how many Wachtell attorneys does it take for the firm to earn $10 million? Hint: It takes the fewest number of attorneys to generate $10 million at Wachtell,...
