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The DOJ Necromances Back Their Biglaw Executive Order Case: Good luck unringing the $940M bell. Remember To Bring Booze To Con Law: Gorsuch put the alcoholism back in the Founding Fathers. […]

The no. 1 paying state revealed. The post Where The State Bench Pays The Best appeared first on Above the Law.

This is not an argument against the use of AI agents. It is an argument for discipline. The post Autonomous AI In Law Firms: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? appeared first on Above the Law.

The announcement combines the current round, which closed in November, with the seed round from 2024, which Confido’s co-founder and CEO Emery Wager said totaled a little over $2 million. The post […]

As firms slow expansion at the top, remaining equity partners reap the financial rewards. The post Fewer Equity Partners, Fatter Paychecks appeared first on Above the Law.

Rough week for Skadden. The post Skadden Sanctioned Over ‘Duplicative, Vexatious Litigation’ appeared first on Above the Law.

The fifth annual list honors those actually doing the unsexy work of making legal AI function. The post Relativity Names 2026 AI Visionaries appeared first on Above the Law.

The spokesperson we didn’t know we needed. The post Kesha Blows Up White House Attempt To Use Her Music For Propaganda appeared first on Above the Law.

When funding freezes threaten readiness, lawmakers should be asking whether the financial architecture matches the security burden. The post With 100 Days Until FIFA World Cup 26, Congress Should Be […]

A literal episode of Drunk History. The post Justice Gorsuch: Originalism Means Remembering That The Founders Knew How To F-ing Party appeared first on Above the Law.

Less than 24 hours later, the DOJ is attempting to reverse its surrender. The post Trump Admin Calls ‘Backsies’ On Biglaw Executive Order Appeals appeared first on Above the Law.

[Sponsored] Join us on March 18th at 1 p.m. ET to explore what actually drives outside counsel pricing outcomes in today’s market. CLE credit is available. The post How Some Law Departments Are […]

Priceless and appalling. The gift that keeps on giving. The post The Audacity Of AI Incompetence appeared first on Above the Law.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court is […]

Paladin and PLI announce partnership to give pro bono-minded law students more resources. The post Tackling The Overlooked Obstacle To Pro Bono Work: Not Having A Clue How To Do It appeared first on […]

The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for national health data sharing, with Health Gorilla arguing the dispute should be handled through interoperability networks’ […]

Welcome to SCOUTSblog’s newest recurring series, in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. For our debut column, we The post The […]

Civil Rights and Wrongs is a recurring series by Daniel Harawa covering criminal justice and civil rights cases before the court. In two recent decisions, the Supreme Court summarily reversed The […]

As we’ve noted before, we read a lot of legal news in the process of preparing this newsletter. Here’s a headline we saw recently that we won’t soon forget: References The post SCOTUStoday for […]

* The DOJ’s long-awaited antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster kicked off Monday. If you want tickets to the hottest trial of the year, then good news! It’s free (plus applicable […]

Court order allows inspectors to assess animals at Michigan pet store.

The Supreme Court on Monday night granted a request from a group of California parents to reinstate a ruling by a federal district court that prohibits schools in that state The post Court sides […]

DOJ Drops Defense Of Biglaw Bullying Executive Orders: See what happens when you’re actually willing to fight in court? Political Appointments For Law Students? Political purity tests for law […]

The Supreme Court on Monday night cleared the way for New York to go forward with the 2026 elections using the state’s existing congressional map. Over the objections of the The post Supreme Court […]

Change comes slow to the federal bench. The post Moving The Needle On Judicial Equity appeared first on Above the Law.

‘GPA is not a strong factor.’ No kidding. The post Law School Tells Students, ‘You MUST Be Aligned Politically With President Trump,’ For Summer Job appeared first on Above the Law.

Federal judges torch “Operation Country Roads” as assault on the Constitution. The post West Virginia Is Not Here For Authoritarian Cosplay appeared first on Above the Law.

Dangerous working conditions. The post Federal Judges Threatened For Doing Their Jobs Speak Up appeared first on Above the Law.

Over the objections of the court’s three Democratic appointees, the Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to hear a case involving the payment of filing fees by indigent prisoners. The The post […]

Foundlings – babies born of unknown parentage – loomed large in the imagination of mid-19th century Americans, who dutifully read their Bibles and thought about baby Moses in a basket. The post […]

What replaced the monolithic IP clause wasn’t chaos. It was structure. The post From Boilerplate To Architecture: How AI Broke The Monolithic IP Clause appeared first on Above the Law.

The Supreme Court on Monday was skeptical that the indictment of a Texas man on charges that he violated a federal law prohibiting the possession of a gun by the The post Supreme Court skeptical of […]

We as lawyers need to educate our clients if we want to protect them down the road. The post Hate To Say I Told You So Again: Your Chats Ain’t Private appeared first on Above the Law.

Quinn Emanuel may need to show its softer side to attract clients across the pond. The post What Happens When Being The ‘Most Feared Firm’ In Biglaw Becomes A Branding Problem? appeared first on […]

Turns out the Executive Orders Biglaw feared aren’t worth defending after all. The post DOJ Drops Defense Of Biglaw Executive Orders, Leaving Capitulating Firms Holding $940 Million Bag appeared […]

Shall we play a game? The post Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles appeared first on Above the Law.

Major firms activate security protocols and contingency plans after Iranian attacks disrupt the region. The post Biglaw Drafts Evacuation Plans As Missiles Fly In The Middle East appeared first on […]

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Ethics Of AI Glasses In Court, Gambling […]

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On Monday, March 2, we were live as the court heard argument in United States v. Hemani, on whether a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by users of illegal The post Oral argument live […]

ASS picks all around. The post When It Comes To Judges, Trump Is An ASS Man appeared first on Above the Law.

Short cognitive training shows lasting reduction in dementia risk decades later.

New Texas law mandates written reasons for insurance decisions.

Lacks’ cervical cells were taken without her consent, but they enabled significant advances in medical science. The cells, sometimes termed “HeLa” cells, were the first “immortal” human […]

“That is one of the reasons I am proceeding under a pseudonym in this case,” Daniel said. “I do not want to publicly reveal that I am transgender. I want to protect my privacy, and to protect […]

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey after state officials refused to provide private voter information, including addresses, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, and […]

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