by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We would be honored to host Justice Thomas at Stanford Law School. The Stanford Constitutional Law Center, directed by professor Michael McConnell, former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth...
by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
There are questions in American law that divide judges along ideological lines. Whether Sigal Chattah gets to keep playing dress-up as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada is, it turns out, not one of them. Today, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit...
by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn over the past year, you’ve almost certainly seen the slogan: “AI won’t replace lawyers. Lawyers who use AI will.” It’s become the legal profession’s favorite reassurance because it sounds optimistic, practical, and actionable. The...
by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)President Donald Trump left the NATO summit last month in an unusual way: He did not board the new Qatari Air Force One, instead publicly boarded an old version of Air Force One, and then snuck off that plane on a catering delivery...
by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of strangling her three children, has gripped the nation. Social media has been filled with true crime sleuths at home finding alternate theories of the case and postpartum advocates pointing out the ways the system failed...
by RG | Aug 17, 2026 | above the law
Britney Spears. FKA twigs. Selena Gomez. These are three extraordinarily powerful women who could hire virtually any lawyer in the country, yet when faced with deeply personal legal battles unfolding under intense public scrutiny, they have all turned to the same...
