by RG | Feb 25, 2026 | above the law
We haven’t yet heard all the horror stories of this bar exam cycle. But we do know that bar examiners in New York dropped a voicemail informing everyone that they’d be marked as withdrawn if they couldn’t overcome the travel challenges of 10,000 canceled flights and...
by RG | Feb 25, 2026 | above the law
If you thought the drama surrounding Judge Thomas L. Ludington (E.D. Michigan) had peaked with a super-drunk crash, a 0.27 BAC reading, and months of secrecy about the incident, think again. Yesterday, Fix the Court — a nonpartisan group that advocates for greater...
by RG | Feb 25, 2026 | above the law
For those in law school, environmental law isn’t some niche, tree-hugger elective you take to feel virtuous — it’s rapidly becoming one of the most consequential battlegrounds in the legal industry. From regulatory whiplash in Washington to high-stakes litigation over...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
If there was ever a cautionary tale about how not to handle the optics when a judge becomes a defendant in the very system they oversee, the latest episode involving Thomas Ludington, the federal judge accused of driving “super drunk,” checks all the boxes. The...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
Litigants trying to understand their legal situation with the help of AI are either totally fine or totally screwed. Welcome to the modern practice of law! Earlier this month, Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled in United States v. Heppner that...
by RG | Feb 24, 2026 | above the law
When Trump gave the inaugural address for his second term, he promised to bring unity. In some ways he has — the American public is pretty united in not liking the guy according to the last Gallup presidential poll made public before they mysteriously decided to end...
