by RG | Oct 29, 2025 | above the law
There is a great hue and cry these days heralding the replacement of the billable hour model with alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). The notion seems to be that using AI won’t change much about the practice of law and how we bill for services: we can just switch...
by RG | Oct 29, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to an analysis by Court Accountability of President Trump’s win-loss rate in the federal courts this year, what win rate does the president currently enjoy with the Supreme Court? Hint:...
by RG | Oct 28, 2025 | above the law
On Friday morning, lawyers from Weil Gotshal and Steptoe, facing off in WarnerMedia Network Sales v. DISH Network L.L.C., will convene at the Southern District of New York courthouse for a morning meeting with Judge Arun Subramanian. It’s your standard,...
by RG | Oct 28, 2025 | above the law
Imagine an election whose outcome doesn’t just determine the next two years, but the next decade. One where not just voting rights, reproductive rights, and civil rights — but democracy itself — is on the line, and candidates’ rulings have implications for the next...
by RG | Oct 28, 2025 | above the law
Many articles have been written detailing the murder-for-hire conspiracy that took the life of Florida State law professor Dan Markel 11 years ago. And while the posts at Original Jurisdiction and Above the Law go into the details of the case, different mediums can do...
by RG | Oct 28, 2025 | above the law
Last we checked in with U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis, she didn’t seem pleased with U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. Bovino heads the Trump administration’s military presence in Chicago, Operation Midway Blitz, and there were some pretty serious...
