Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty The old legal instinct to pause, assess, and draw hard boundaries no longer works. The post Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (W...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Arguments That Embarrass Only The Advocate Thinking about issues is a good idea. Making silly arguments that reflect poorly on your intelligence is a less good idea. The post Arguments That Embarrass Only The Advocate appeared first on Abov...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Rebecca Slaughter Has A Message For Yale: Grow A Spine The former FTC commissioner isn't buying the argument that a $44 billion university has no choice but to settle. The post Rebecca Slaughter Has A Message For Yale: Grow A Spine appeared first on Ab...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Judge Cites Supreme Court’s Newfound Unitary Executive Theory To Blow Up Trump’s IRS Settlement If the President really is the entire executive branch, then he can't be on both sides of the 'v.' The post Judge Cites Supreme Court’s Newfound Unitary Executive Theory To Blow Up Trump’s IRS Sett...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Well, This Doesn’t Help Todd Blanche Lindsey Graham's death ahead of this week's confirmation hearing leaves a very conspicuous empty chair. The post Well, This Doesn’t Help Todd Blanche appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Tariff Refund Update Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally coll...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law A ‘Projection’ Of The 2027 U.S. News Law School Rankings Which law schools are excluded from the T14 in this version of the rankings? And what happened to Yale? The post A ‘Projection’ Of The 2027 U.S. News Law School Rankings appeared first on Above the...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Ethics Roundup: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ For Not Using AI, Cameras At SCOTUS, Law School Laptop Ban & More 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: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ For Not Using AI, C...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Larry David Casts His Biglaw Lawyer In New Show Latham partner Andrew Clubok appears as Senator Potter in Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The post Larry David Casts His Biglaw Lawyer In New Show appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Overstock Loon Patrick Byrne Loses To Himself In Court, Must Pay Hunter Biden RIP to a real one. The post Overstock Loon Patrick Byrne Loses To Himself In Court, Must Pay Hunter Biden appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Surprise, Surprise: More Evidence That What You Say To Your Chatbot Isn’t Always Private Those of us in the legal profession have a responsibility to sound the alarm about what our clients and the public as a whole put in chatbots The post Surprise, Surprise: More Evidence That What Yo...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Marine Serre Enters Receivership, Seeks Investor The Paris Commercial Tribunal granted its request for court protection. The post Marine Serre Enters Receivership, Seeks Investor appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim Can Go Forward From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June… The post Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Cla...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 07.13.26 * Lindsey Graham died over the weekend, removing a key Trump ally from the Judiciary Committee in advance of Todd Blanche's already controversial nomination hearings. [PBS] * Civil rights coalition...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How to Avoid Annoying Your Judge with Your Sealing Requests Among other things, "Don't do things that shift work from lawyer to judge."
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great Drudge" A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware… The post He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025 The October 2025 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a one of… The post Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025 ap...
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove of… The post Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out appeared fir...
