by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The National Basketball Players Association recently hired David Kelly as its General Counsel. Kelly worked in the front office of which NBA team — which won multiple titles during Kelly’s tenure —...
by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
Seattle-based district court Judge John Coughenour — appointed to the federal bench by noted lefty President Ronald Reagan — is already on record that he is not at all a fan of Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment and end birthright...
by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
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by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
President Donald Trump’s government hiring freeze is really doing a number on lawyers’ career prospects. Not only have third-year law students’ permanent job offers been revoked and summer internship programs been canceled, but government agencies are now pulling out...
by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Donald Trump spent the four years between his two presidencies filing garbage lawsuits. Hillary Clinton! The Pulitzer Committee! Twitter! No one was immune. Now back in the White House, President Trump is continuing the habit....
by RG | Feb 7, 2025 | above the law
As we step into 2025, the legal operations landscape continues a transformation anchored by a simple question: What does value truly mean in a legal department? As we’ve seen through our work at UpLevel Ops and Value Strategies, the answer often transcends traditional...
