by RG | Apr 11, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s 2025 Best Law Firms ranking, which Biglaw firm scored best for selectivity? Hint: The firm moved up from #3 on last year’s selectivity rankings to take the #1 spot. See the answer...
by RG | Apr 11, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Trump administration boasted that they’re about to have a $1 billion war chest in pro bono payola (that Donald Trump, at least, believes can be used for legal costs at his sole discretion). But only $340 million in deals has been...
by RG | Apr 11, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “141. Abrego Garcia and the Presumption of Regularity: How one reads...
by RG | Apr 11, 2025 | above the law
* Top schools are still boycotting the US News rankings. [Law.com] * SEC lawyer investigating Musk resigns since securities enforcement doesn’t really exist anymore. [Yahoo] * Elie Mystal explains that the Supreme Court will throw lower courts under the bus to ensure...
by RG | Apr 10, 2025 | above the law
“I’ve just made a deal that’ll keep the Empire out of here forever,” Lando Calrissian explained in The Empire Strikes Back. We soon realize his deal involved allowing Darth Vader to ensnare the Han and Leia as bait to lure Luke Skywalker. Once Vader had Luke, everyone...
by RG | Apr 10, 2025 | above the law
Many of us have said things that have damaged someone’s reputation. Yes, that thing you said about Mike in accounting counts. But few of us have gone full page ad in several newspapers about how a group ought to be killed. And while I’d like to write that even fewer...
