by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
The president is a reality TV star (so’s the transportation secretary), so of course in the year of our lord 2026 the sharpest commentary on the Texas Senate race came from a comedian on a podcast. This week, Ron White, the scotch-in-hand veteran of the Blue Collar...
by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The staffing really matches the mission [to] dismantle civil rights enforcement as we’ve known it for 60 years. This is the demolition crew that they’ve hired. — Regan Rush, a longtime career lawyer in the...
by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Another day, another round of tech company CEOs proclaiming we have a greater than 10% chance of artificial intelligence causing the extinction of humanity. Though that dire of an outlook seems a little alarmist to me, it’s hard to...
by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
Nearly a year after a federal judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan was never lawfully the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and threw out the political prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James along...
by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
The Federal Circuit issued a one-year suspension barring Judge Pauline Newman from hearing cases back in 2023. That order was renewed in 2024…. and again in 2025. The window for a fourth renewal is open right now. How can federal judges functionally strip a colleague...
by RG | Sep 17, 2026 | above the law
The post Iran War Costs: $38 Billion, Plus $2 Billion-$3 Billion Per Month Going Forward appeared first on Above the Law.WASHINGTON — According to a Congressional Budget Office report published today, combat operations in Iran have cost the Defense Department around...
