by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
In late August, the Ninth Circuit issued what should be an obvious ruling: A sports bet remains a sports bet, regardless of what the platform calls it. The fact that this proposition required resolution by a federal appellate court says a great deal about how far...
by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The rules are just flying out the window. — Naomi Kaplan, a Los Angeles-based recruiter, in comments given to Reuters, concerning the eye-popping compensation packages Biglaw firms are using to lure star...
by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
Every few weeks another AI company announces expanded indemnification. One vendor broadens its copyright protections, another updates its enterprise terms, and a third promises to stand behind customers facing intellectual property claims. The headlines practically...
by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
Donald Trump’s white whale got away again Monday night. In U.S. Postal Service v. California, the Supreme Court denied the administration’s application to stay Judge Indira Talwani’s injunction — the one blocking the USPS rule that would have routed every mail-in...
by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
Cadwalader was the oldest American Biglaw firm before merging with Hogan Lovells, but its 1792 founding doesn’t hold a candle to the oldest continuously operating law firm in the world. According to Guinness, what is the oldest firm around, founded in England in 1570?...
by RG | Sep 15, 2026 | above the law
Tweedle Dee, Meet Tweedle Dumb: Disbarred John Eastman joining Professor Amy Wax’s legal team as she fights to get out of the sanctions she earned from the University of Pennsylvania. Third Time’s Not The Charm. SCOTUS Won’t Let Trump Seize The Mail-In Vote: When the...
