by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
New York Law School graduate Chester Carlson chose to focus on patent work after spending time working as a research engineer with Bell Labs. His experience in law school helped drive him to finish an invention he’d been toying with for years. The resulting process...
by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
You know that part where you get off a plane and a couple of officers immediately ask you which drugs you’re trafficking? No? Eric André does, and has since felt a moral calling to do what he can to fight the “consensual encounter” in an Atlanta airport that felt a...
by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
Last week, Do Kwon, a man who a few years ago was one of the most famous names in the cryptocurrency world, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud and one count of committing wire fraud in connection...
by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
The new D.C. folk hero who threw a sandwich at Trump’s surge publicity stunt turned out to be a DOJ attorney. He’s been fired because this administration will not stand for disrespecting law enforcement… unless they’re trying to kill Capitol police officers on January...
by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
During both World Wars, patriotic Americans were encouraged to plant War Gardens in order to help households save money, become healthier, and maintain their morale in wartime. Branded as “Victory Gardens” in WWII, these often-urban produce plots are apocryphally...
by RG | Aug 20, 2025 | above the law
There’s long been speculation that the billable hour’s demise is just around the corner. But with generative AI and rapid technological advances gaining traction in the legal industry, is the billable hour *really* doomed this time? In a recent webinar sponsored by...