by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
This morning, a county clerk in New York told Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to pound sand, refusing to domesticate a judgment under the Empire State’s abortion shield law. The case involves a $130,000 fine levied in absentia against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, the...
by RG | Mar 26, 2025 | above the law
Just Send In Your Resume: This elite Biglaw firm is done with OCI. Is yours? The List Grows In Number!: Over 50 bar associations stand between Trump and the rule of law. About Those Checks And Balances: Republicans want to get rid of federal courts because they’re...
by RG | Mar 26, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)As stated in an earlier column, the IRS historically has not shared tax information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement purposes. This is because an immigrant’s tax...
by RG | Mar 26, 2025 | above the law
Protests outside of the offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)There’s a lot of anger directed at Biglaw — and not just from the Trump administration. Faced with existential attacks from the executive branch,...
by RG | Mar 26, 2025 | above the law
Judge James Boasberg, COME ON DOWN. Again. The chief judge of the US District Court for DC is already robe-deep in bullshit in the case of the Venezuelans kidnapped and shipped to El Salvador. At the moment, he’s dealing with a preposterous invocation of the state...
by RG | Mar 26, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)While I don’t view any investment as a suicide pact, my general approach is to only purchase securities I intend to hold for at least a decade. I was adhering to that long-term philosophy when I purchased a few Tesla shares in 2018. I...
