by RG | Jan 22, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The Department of Justice’s attempt to indict journalist Don Lemon for his reporting on anti-ICE protests in Minnesota was reportedly blocked by a federal magistrate judge. What well-known defense...
by RG | Jan 22, 2026 | above the law
Florida AG Makes Himself A Request He Couldn’t Refuse: Really strange way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. ICE Circulated A Secret Memo That Tells Agents To Bypass The Whole “Warrant” Thing: Thanks to SCOTUS rulings, there isn’t much recourse if they barge in either....
by RG | Jan 21, 2026 | above the law
Lindsey Halligan has finally done the one thing the Department of Justice steadfastly refused to do for months: acknowledge reality. Following an extended farce of legally illiterate cosplay as the “United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia,”...
by RG | Jan 21, 2026 | above the law
Legal training has long followed a guild system: law schools teach doctrine, then new lawyers learn to practice by working alongside experienced attorneys. This apprenticeship model may have worked well decades ago, but it’s increasingly problematic today. And it...
by RG | Jan 21, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [I had a professional association with Jeffrey Epstein when] it was my job to engage with people and companies that had serious legal and public relations problems. Many were under criminal investigation, and...
by RG | Jan 21, 2026 | above the law
It is plain knowledge that Georgetown Law is great if you’d like to transition your legal career toward working for the government. That said, working for ICE probably isn’t as good a line on your resume as you’d like it to be. Killing people is one thing —...
