by RG | Mar 5, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Attorney General Pam Bondi is like every prior Trump AG rolled into one. She’s got Bill Barr’s charm, Jeff Sessions’s cheerful ignorance of the law, and Matthew “Mongo” Whittaker’s dedication to physical fitness. As for...
by RG | Mar 5, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images)We’re not saying Diddy is an unsavory client, but we are saying Osama bin Laden’s lawyer just noped out of continuing to represent him. We also got some limited insight into the US News rankings and there’s some potential tumult...
by RG | Mar 4, 2025 | above the law
Deans, Professors, Judges, Partners…: Basically everyone came out to the rule of law’s defense. With Neighbors Like These, Who Needs Enemies!: The Biglaw partner neighbor squabble got even worse. Bomb Threat Sent In To Biglaw Office: The firm encouraged everyone to...
by RG | Mar 4, 2025 | above the law
You know what’s worse than the disastrous rollout of a hastily thrown together bar exam overhaul? Rolling out a hastily thrown together bar exam retreat. Just when you thought the California bar exam disaster had reached its logical conclusion — after all, how much...
by RG | Mar 4, 2025 | above the law
When last we checked in with Goodwin tax partner Alex Apostolopoulos, his disagreement with his neighbors had gotten all slur-y. Back in November, Apostolopoulos responded to an email sent to his entire building and — with his firm email address and completely off...
by RG | Mar 4, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Elon Musk and his “CoD waiting room-cum-audit team” continue their clumsy speedrun through the federal government. Each day brings another comical cockup from DOGE’s teenaged staff, from firing all the people in charge of...
