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The fund is dead, the irony is not. The post Top DOJ Official Wanted A Cut Of The Trump Slush Fund appeared first on Above the Law.

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: Judge Ross Apologizes Again, Lawyer […]

To read legal papers, you don’t need a law degree, but you do need a system. Stop reading in order and start looking for parts that make up the whole.

Litigation is no longer managed solely as a sequence of isolated matters. The post Why Litigation Is Starting To Look Like Product Management appeared first on Above the Law.

It was a disastrous run. The post At The Kennedy Center, It’s Curtains For Trump appeared first on Above the Law.

FDA concerns about Amgen’s Tavneos were sparked by securities fraud litigation against ChemoCentryx, the company that originally developed the rare disease drug. The FDA wants to withdraw […]

With just over two weeks until DEA’s expedited processing deadline for state legal operators to apply for DEA registration, several petitioners litigating the legality of the DEA’s final rule […]

Near the end of her career, Lilly Ledbetter received an anonymous note: she was being paid far less than every man doing the same job. Ledbetter was one of the first female supervisors at an Alabama […]

* Spencer Fane keeps merging. [American Lawyer] * Trump keeps paying his personal lawyers in patronage instead of cash,. [New York Times] * SBF conviction upheld. [Law360] * Judge orders […]

Scientists begin first human trial testing whether aging cells can regain youthful function safely.

Papa Johns cuts locations as pizza sales decline across markets.

Meet In The Parking Lot After School: Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson is catastrophically bad at parking. Also in keeping his hands to himself, as he’s charged with misdemeanor battery and malicious […]

“No one is holding Plaintiffs in a jiu jitsu lock, forcing them to watch UFC Freedom 250 against their wall,” government lawyers wrote. “The public interest does not favor allowing them to […]

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said that she will continue to block the “Anti-Weaponization” fund’s creation and operation. This order will remain in effect unless and until the court […]

Knicks Supporting Partner Tells Associates The Work Can Wait Until Later: If your partner didn’t, they’re probably a Spurs fan. Judge Ross’s Sorry Apologies Have No Consequence: Chief Judge Pryor […]

Associates give the firm thumbs up for the hours they’re working. The post Where The Biglaw Hours Aren’t That Bad appeared first on Above the Law.

To truly capitalize on the opportunity a guest post affords, work with your digital marketing team to ‘connect the dots’ by ensuring you showcase your authority on closely related topics across […]

All lawyers are valued equally by court officials. But some are occasionally valued more equally than others. The post Some Judges Seem To Prefer Local Attorneys Over Out-Of-Town Lawyers appeared […]

The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.

Good Lord, I love this song! The post Ariana Grande Tells White House They Can’t Be Friends appeared first on Above the Law.

Technology changes. Professional responsibility does not. The post The Florida Supreme Court Just Sent Lawyers A Message About AI appeared first on Above the Law.

The race to match is on. We’ll keep track of every raise, bonus, and compensation move as law firms make their decisions. The post Biglaw’s Summer Of Money: Tracking The 2026 Salary Wars appeared […]

The disconnect between the public’s perception of this case and how the judiciary is treating it should be a bigger deal. The post Chief Judge Pryor Decides No Harm, No Foul Over Judge Ross’s […]

AI systems are ingesting synthetic content at scale, the outputs are getting worse – and law firms should be worried. When AI Overviews or ChatGPT pull from content that was itself AI-generated and […]

But is it art? The post Kennedy Center Loses Trump Name, Still Hopes To Keep Washington National Opera’s Endowment appeared first on Above the Law.

My mayor’s Muslim, my bagels Jewish, Biglaw let me thrive, Knicks in five. The post The Knicks Are Making Biglaw Partners… Nice appeared first on Above the Law.

Never piss off a judge. The post A Pox On Everyone’s House: Mississippi Court Disqualifies All 4 Attorneys In Major Hallucination Scandal appeared first on Above the Law.

Yesterday’s decision in Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction squarely rejected a “rigid” rule adopted by the lower court to punish the failure of a debtor in bankruptcy to mention one of its […]

Students are sounding the alarm on recruiting timelines that force them to chase jobs while learning how to be lawyers. The post ‘Someone Stop Them From Doing This Again’: Biglaw Recruiting Is […]

As legal departments continue evolving from reactive support functions into strategic business partners, technology will play an increasingly important role in helping them deliver value, manage […]

from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept The post ICE Wants To Hand Out Its Unproven Facial Recognition Tech To Thousands Of Cops appeared first on Above the Law.

If the ATL Top 50 Rankings represent Best in Show, which law schools would earn ribbons as Best of Breed? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Best Of Breed Law Schools appeared first on Above the Law.

As immigration lawyers, we may not be on the field, but we have an important role to play. The post The World Is Coming: ‘Airport Lawyers’ Is Back appeared first on Above the Law.

Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. Today’s column focuses on the highest court of […]

In yesterday’s decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, a sharply divided court rejected the efforts of investors to sue an investment company to rescind a contract […]

Plus, the justices released three opinions in argued cases on Thursday.

* Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk behind SpaceX’s incredible — a word we mean very literally — IPO. [Law360] * “Lawyers Have Been Hallucinating for Decades, Judges Say—AI Just Made It Faster” is […]

Federal case alleges child smuggling, fraud, and exploitation scheme.

Officials warn families about dangers linked to common allergy medications.

The lawsuit claims that patients with life-threatening disabilities will likely face pressure from insurance companies, which may be more inclined to recommend death than expensive and time-consuming […]

“The historic significance of her chairmanship—first Black woman in 168 years—has been transformed into a public narrative of forced removal,” the pre-litigation letter says.

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Pay Their Associates Handsomely: Associates are starting at $240,000! Where Are The Rest Of You!: Biglaw firms should be matching the new market salaries. Where are […]

It’s not great out there for law students. The post The Disastrous Impact Of Biglaw Pre-Recruiting appeared first on Above the Law.

If AI reduces the cost of producing legal work, the real question is not whether lawyers will generate more of it, but instead, whether they should. The post The Paradox Of The Jevons Paradox:  Post […]

Panic is optional. The post Chaos Is Part Of The Job appeared first on Above the Law.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Abouammo v. United States that federal prosecutors can try a defendant only in the district where his crime was committed, not where its “contemplated […]