by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
Three years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts looked at Alabama’s congressional maps and decided they were too racist. Roberts wouldn’t use those words, of course, but that was the impact. Allen v. Milligan required Alabama to draw a second district where Black voters...
by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
One of the most striking findings from the recently released 8am 2026 Legal Industry Report was that only 11% of firms required mandatory AI training, and only 9% had a written, enforced policy on AI use. Meanwhile, 69% of the 1,300 legal professionals surveyed...
by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
After the New York Times published internal memos detailing how Chief Justice John Roberts converted the emergency docket into a blunt political instrument to issue policy decisions, the public has grown more curious about the shadow docket. Why is it exactly that the...
by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
LOIS, the Legal Operating Intelligence System from Filevine, is transforming the practice of law. It’s doing this not by replacing human expertise, but by amplifying it, creating a future where legal professionals can fully focus on delivering justice and serving...
by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
Former FBI Director James Comey may be facing the dumbest federal criminal prosecution in American history — claims that he threatened Donald Trump’s life by taking a picture of some sea shells — but at least the ordeal hasn’t 86’d his capacity for unintentional...
by RG | May 12, 2026 | above the law
Donald Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to do what Donald Trump does when things don’t go his way: write an extremely long post that reads like a stream of consciousness from a man who has never heard of the separation of powers and would like a refund. The...
