by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
Judge Newman Finally Gets A New Forum: After years of having her fate decided by the same colleagues that sought to sideline her, Judge Pauline Newman’s case has officially moved to the Eleventh Circuit. The Reflecting Pool Case Is Dead, David Hearn’s Lawyers Want An...
by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)It took over three years, but the judicial conduct complaint against Judge Pauline Newman has finally left the building. Fix the Court reports that the complaint Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore...
by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
I consider myself a bit of a lay expert when it comes to museum closures. I worked at a museum for two years before it was suddenly shuttered. Both of those years being ones in which Donald Trump was either running for or serving as president, there were always vague...
by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
There are many ways to rank law schools, but the way that the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine does it is quite interesting. Rather than concentrating on the prestige factors that usually dominate law school ranking systems, this ranking focuses solely on factors...
by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
Last week, a D.C. Superior Court judge made sure the Trump administration can never again prosecute David Hearn for touching a piece of the Reflecting Pool that was already falling off. Now Hearn’s lawyers want to know how the case happened in the first place. On...
by RG | Oct 7, 2026 | above the law
Under normal circumstances, there are good reasons why the government keeps a lid on investigation materials that don’t pan out. Accusations are not findings, and we don’t want to brand someone based on an ultimately fruitless inquiry. After all, casting someone as...
