by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
They’re Back In The Hot Seat: They’re on probation because of their low bar exam scores. Kamala Harris Calls Out CEOs For Not Resisting Trump: Did your husband get the message? Paul Weiss And Kirkland Have Some Explaining To Do: How is their pro bono work legal? Are...
by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
Editor’s note: First in a three-part series. Although the deals market has shown a modest rebound in early 2025, a recent report by Deloitte notes that today’s dealmakers must “navigate perpetual uncertainty.” This uncertainty is driven by numerous factors: economic...
by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
The Jimmy Kimmel suspension and return has felt more rapturous than the alleged Rapture was. And as understandable as it is that it has grabbed many people’s attention, it isn’t the only huge attempt at chilling free speech that happened this week. On Monday, the...
by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The cases swung, not me. — Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, in a passage written in his upcoming memoir, “Life, Law and Liberty” (affiliate link) set to be published on October 14. Kennedy, who...
by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)It was May of 2018. “Avengers: Infinity War” was in theaters. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married, which people cared about for some reason. Mike Pence was the vice president, and no one had...
by RG | Sep 24, 2025 | above the law
Passing the bar exam is the ultimate rite of passage for would-be attorneys, but for one law school, bar exam passage rates continue to serve as an albatross, and the American Bar Association has finally decided to do something about it. Longtime Above the Law readers...
