by RG | Jun 18, 2025 | above the law
I had the good fortune to attend my first day of the Legal Geek North America conference this week in Chicago. The Conference Legal Geek touts itself as an atypical legal tech conference. It was founded some 10 years ago by Jimmy Vestbirk, who wanted to create a fun,...
by RG | Jun 18, 2025 | above the law
Back in June 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday, memorializing the end of slavery in the United States. Before that momentous occasion, in the wake of protests that swept the nation following the George Floyd murder,...
by RG | Jun 18, 2025 | above the law
* Partners who bailed on Willkie leave no doubt about the motivation, publicly calling out the firm’s “grave mistake.” [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk sues New York over law requiring social media companies to publicly disclose if they’re even trying to moderate...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I have a high degree of confidence there will be other moves that are not yet public. That said, the notice period is probably only part of why details are not yet public … laterals and groups commonly shop...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
Befitting a nation run by a casino boss looking to build hotels in shady dictatorships, the United States put a stop to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement efforts when Trump took office. But you can’t keep a good statute down and the FCPA is back with new...
by RG | Jun 17, 2025 | above the law
The fascism is real, y’all. Current New York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor Brad Lander was arrested by masked federal ICE agents as he exited an immigration courtroom. There’s video of the incident, and it’s deeply chilling, particularly in a so-called...
