by RG | Apr 14, 2026 | above the law
In perhaps the greatest sequence of plays in USA hockey history, during overtime of the gold-medal game at the 2026 Olympics, 24-year-old Jack Hughes put on a game-winning display of turning defense into offense. First, he did just enough to tie up Canada’s Connor...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Joshua Kleinfeld, Chief Counsel to the Secretary of the Department of Education, is currently on leave from his professorial role at George Mason University’s law school (ASS Law, to its friends) but would love to be its next dean. His agency, of course, launched an...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Lawyers love certainty. Startups run on everything but. That gap is where many legal careers either stagnate or accelerate. The difference is rarely about raw talent. It is about how honestly you see the bet you are placing on your own time, judgment, and resilience....
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Chalk up a rudimentary justification for a law-based order and you’ll eventually brush against the argument that it allows for people to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. In a functioning society, you should be able to rely on a judge to get protection...
by RG | Apr 13, 2026 | above the law
Washington, D.C. continues to prove that when it comes to elite litigators, the urge to flee Biglaw motherships and strike out on their own is a full blown trend. The latest entrants? Liu Shur Kravis, a new litigation boutique founded by three former federal...
by RG | Apr 13, 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! This week I...
