by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
When Willkie Farr surrendered to Donald Trump, inking a deal to save their hide (that is, avoid one of the increasingly common Executive Orders targeting Biglaw), we wondered how that move would go over at the firm. Because we know that similar bargains at other...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, once celebrated as a stalwart conservative and a crowning achievement of the Trump presidency, now finds herself under fire from the very base that championed her confirmation. Her recent...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Derek Ironside – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Royal watchers are all in a tizzy over a change that Prince William is making. No, he’s no shaving that scraggly beard he’s been rocking of late, but he’s hired his own lawyers. In a move that is being unironically...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy First Monday! On the...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Derek White/WireImage)Three cheers for common sense! Desperate for a smidgen of victory, prosecutors tried to get Jeffrey Williams’s probation revoked over him sharing a tweet. While he didn’t say anything particularly dangerous, the prosecution argued that...
by RG | Apr 7, 2025 | above the law
Getty ImagesIt is nice to be a highly credentialed lawyer. I am a highly credentialed lawyer. However, nobody else really cares whether or not you are a highly credentialed lawyer. All those awards, articles, presentations, and certifications are perfectly reasonable...
