by RG | Jul 20, 2026 | above the law
Every few years, in between collecting luxury gifts and vacations, Justice Thomas slaps together a concurrence literally no other justice would even consider as a prank, explaining that some load-bearing pillar of constitutional order is, on closer inspection,...
by RG | Jul 20, 2026 | above the law
Over the years, I’ve noticed something interesting. The compliance conversations that drag on for weeks rarely end because lawyers finally found the right legal argument. They end because someone finally explained the problem in a way the business understood. I...
by RG | Jul 20, 2026 | 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 Monday! As promised...
by RG | Jul 20, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s new 2026 Law School Hiring Report, in 2025, what percentage of Am Law 200 entry-level hires were graduates of T14 law schools? Hint: The dominance of the top 14 law schools in...
by RG | Jul 20, 2026 | above the law
Just ‘Plane’ Wrong: Alaska wants to take a man’s $95,000 plane because he didn’t notice a passenger bringing a six-pack of Bud on board. By the state’s reasoning, it’s perfectly reasonable that it’s only a $1,500 fine, but a $95,000 forfeiture. The Trump...
by RG | Jul 19, 2026 | above the law
Opening The Gates (To Push People Out): K&L Gates cut roughly 10 percent of its business-services staff — accounting, marketing, and IT, several of them with more than a decade at the firm. U.S. Attorney’s Fifty-Four Minutes Of Fame: Roger Rogoff was sworn in as...
