by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
For a long time, the definition of a competent lawyer was relatively stable. You knew the law. You understood the procedure. You prepared your case. You showed up. You asked the right questions. You made your arguments. You learned from experience. Technology sat on...
by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
Last year, when news broke that Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison was inking a deal with the Trump administration — and, more to the point, capitulating — it landed like a thunderclap. Not just because a major law firm’s whole deal is supposed to be...
by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
Because having the highest score requirement to pass isn’t enough of a challenge, the California bar has also boasted its fair share of tech mishaps. AI-generated questions, grading screw-ups, and faulty software made it seem like test takers were sleuthing out...
by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
Pam Bondi is reportedly trying to spin her unceremonious journey into the dustbin of history into an excuse to *not* testify before Congress. The now-former Attorney General was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee last month. In a rare bipartisan...
by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The change in our ranking is a result of shifts in the U.S. News formula, not any meaningful change in Berkeley Law. — Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, in comments given to Reuters, concerning UC Berkeley School of...
by RG | Apr 8, 2026 | above the law
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Trump’s effort to erase birthright citizenship from the Constitution via executive order, and it went as poorly for the administration as expected. But that didn’t deter Trump from taking the unprecedented step of attending the...
