by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
Judge Nathan Milliron is having a rough week in a reminder that karma is, sometimes, still real. The Harris County, Texas civil court judge caught on camera flipping out on a court staffer for helping him figure out his own IT errors before demanding to speak to the...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
The most surprising takeaway from the viral video of a Texas judge losing his temper at an IT staffer for trying to fix the judge’s phone, is that it’s crazy that it’s taken this long for Judge Nathan Milliron to face a firestorm like this. Before we even posted our...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
If Biglaw thinks its shiny new “four days in the office” mandate is a show of discipline, Paragon Legal’s latest report suggests it may actually be a stress test… and not one the industry is guaranteed to pass. In “The Flexibility Tipping Point: What Legal...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
The post April Fools’ Wariness Nearly Spoiled Above The Law’s Greatest Law School Moment appeared first on Above the Law.(Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)I’ve not been keeping up with The Chase, the ABC primetime game show that offers Jeopardy’s Trinity of Ken...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
* Obligatory “This Is Not An April Fools’ Joke” Disclaimer * Now that that’s out of the way, let’s move on to something that’s no laughing matter: student loan debt. According to Education Data Initiative, the average law student graduates with ~$140K in student loan...
by RG | Apr 1, 2026 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)I parked at the Science Museum of Minnesota — about a mile by foot from the state Capitol grounds. I started alone. At the first stoplight, a woman came to my side. We crossed. A few more protesters emerged and clustered around us as...