by RG | Mar 18, 2025 | above the law
Gotta Respect The Frankness: Bryan Cave chose to be up-front about removing diversity language. Universal Music Group Disses Drake In Motion To Dismiss: Rough times for the Canadian pop star. Where You Are Weak, Appear Strong: Trump administration justifies sending...
by RG | Mar 17, 2025 | above the law
The Trump administration is openly targeting Biglaw firms for their representation of clients and causes adverse to the president’s political agenda. Three top firms — Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie, and Paul Weiss — have found themselves on the receiving end...
by RG | Mar 17, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration’s attack on Biglaw isn’t over — far from it. On Friday, Donald Trump dropped another executive order targeting a massive law firm; this time, Paul, Weiss was in the crosshairs. Previously, Covington and...
by RG | Mar 17, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Highlights from Last Week – Top...
by RG | Mar 17, 2025 | above the law
Are you there, Donald? It’s me, John. (Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images)“Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Donald Trump told Chief Justice John Roberts, a not-even-a-little-bit-subtle reference to the Chief applying Grand Theft Auto cheat codes to enshrine...
by RG | Mar 17, 2025 | above the law
About that referendum! To catch you up, student-led protests at Harvard Law have been catching hell from the administration. They’ve largely been calling for ceasefires, but the students have branched out their demands over time. The most recent demand called for the...
