Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D.C. Circuit Decision From yesterday's decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett,… The post Pentagon Journalist Escort Requirement Can Continue Pending D...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male Student in Girls' Restroom Violates Equal Protection Clause and Title IX From F.F. v. Valley View Comm. Unit School Dist. 365U, decided Monday by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman (N.D. Ill.): Plaintiff… The post Court Rejects Claim That Allowing Allegedly Biologically Male ...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law What Lawyers Really Need To Know About Marketing Advice for lawyers at every stage of their career. The post What Lawyers Really Need To Know About Marketing appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Tax Returns From U.S. v. Littlejohn, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Justin Walker, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:… The post D.C. Circuit Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Leaker of Trump's and Ot...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally New megafirm sends London lawyers home after its air conditioning gives out during a heatwave. The post Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally appeared first on Abov...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New Jotwell Review of Anna Law's Book "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship" The book is an important new account of the early constitutional and political history of American migration policy.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Declines To Do Anything About It Judge spent two-thirds of her order explaining why fake citations are unacceptable, then shrugs off holding anyone accountable. The post DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Decl...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism," by Jacob Mchangama & Natalie Alkiviadou The article is here; the Introduction: In Germany, an artist and activist was arrested multiple times, once for wearing a… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why t...
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History Many underlying challenges have remained remarkably similar from one generation to the next. The post Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law How Appealing Weekly Roundup The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath From the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept The post Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Justice Kagan Says Don't Call It the "Shadow Docket" Justice Kagan tells Congress she prefers to call it the "emergency docket."
Jul 17, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 07.17.26 * Last night, Trump delivered a speech ostensibly about election security, but it was mostly a commercial for the 25th Amendment. [Election Law Blog] * Madison Square Garden sues WIRED over article...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them From Lax v. CUNY, decided in 2024 by N.Y. trial court judge Gina Abadi, and just affirmed Wednesday in a… The post Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That Universi...
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862 7/17/1862: Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862 appear...
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Second Amendment Roundup: Seventh Circuit Decides Barnett After the Supreme Court grants cert on the identical issue, the circuit court offers a last hurrah
Jul 16, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Layoffs Are Never A Good Sign – See Also LAYOFF ALERT: K&L Gates lays off roughly 10 percent of staff. Cravath Keeps Associates Waiting On Cash: Six weeks! This firm has made almost everyone wait for six weeks to match Milbank's money! Ka...
Jul 16, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Summer Associate Recruiting Has Officially Become Ridiculous Will anyone do anything about it? Unlikely! The post Biglaw Summer Associate Recruiting Has Officially Become Ridiculous appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 16, 2026 from Above the Law Stop Acting Like A Squirrel With Your Legal Business Development The lawyers who build real books of business are not the ones who dart, hesitate, and hope. They are the ones who pick a direction, commit to a plan, and cross the road with purpose. The post Stop ...
