by RG | Apr 9, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Oh there’s 4 schools tied at 14 this year. That’s funny. It’s like Oprah handing out T14 titles. — A Berkeley Law alumnus, in comments given on Reddit and noted by Law.com, concerning the state of the 2025 U.S....
by RG | Apr 9, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Today, Donald Trump signed a likely unconstitutional Executive Order targeting elite litigation firm Susman Godfrey. Similar to the other EOs aimed at Biglaw, the order purports to strip Susman attorneys of access to federal...
by RG | Apr 9, 2025 | above the law
April 8 has always been a day of mixed emotions. On one side, it is my 18th sobriety anniversary. It’s also the birthday of my father, Norton (“Norty” as his friends called him). He would have been 99 today. He was of the greatest generation — a Navy Seabee in a...
by RG | Apr 9, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Wall Street Journal reports that this year had a surge in law school applications with some schools receiving their highest number ever. A number of factors can explain the increase, including a weaker white-collar job market,...
by RG | Apr 9, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which actress negotiated as part of her contract keeping the wardrobe of the fictional lawyer she was portraying? Hint: Said wardrobe reportedly included 77 pairs of Jimmy Choo shoes. See the answer on...
by RG | Apr 8, 2025 | above the law
Last night, all nine members of the Supreme Court assured us that the Trump administration can’t send masked secret police to sweep up everyone with an “I HEART MOM” tattoo and spirit them away to El Salvadoran slave gulags without due process. Fans of law, order, or...
