by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
If you’re in Biglaw, unless you’re representing Donald Trump or Rudy Giuliani, you generally don’t have to worry too much about getting paid. Huge corporate clients don’t run away from their legal bills. It’s a different story at a small or midsize law firm. Longtime...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images)Yesterday the Trump administration attempted one of the crueler plays in the Project 2025 playbook — cutting off federal funds for all federal public loans, grants, and other assistance. This resulted in hours of chaos and...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The federal funding freeze never rested on anything approaching firm legal footing, so when the administration swiftly issued a retraction before Judge McConnell of the District of Rhode Island was set to hear the matter, that...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
Charlie AdelsonEarlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
In the world’s least surprising plot twist, the Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to the Eleventh Circuit in the stolen documents case. And — don’t stop the presses! — Trump’s henchmen Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have no objection. This turn of events...
by RG | Jan 29, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which 233-year-old Am Law 100 firm has partners in the office four days a week, while associates are only required to come to the office Tuesday though Thursday? Hint: The Biglaw firm was also the...
