Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Did Chat GPT Just Replace Law School Office Hours? Surprising results from a double blind study! The post Did Chat GPT Just Replace Law School Office Hours? appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Sidley’s Partnership Promotions Are Off The Charts Thanks To The Firm’s Brand New Nonequity Tier The firm's embrace of nonequity partners helped produce its largest recent partnership class. The post Sidley’s Partnership Promotions Are Off The Charts Thanks To The Firm’s Brand New Nonequity Ti...
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights Jane Bambauer and I explore the uneasy collision between free speech and privacy law—from anonymous pamphlets and wiretaps to revenge porn, hidden cameras, Hulk Hogan, and whether anyone truly owns...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Just Got Mossed On ’86 47′ Legal Theory James Comey's legal team gets a W and they didn't even have to work for it. The post DOJ Just Got Mossed On ’86 47′ Legal Theory appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Protecting Group Flying "8647" Flag The flag, in context, likely doesn't fit within the First Amendment exception for true threats of illegal conduct or incitement of illegal conduct.
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Eventually, the Steam Drill Always Wins: "Law Professors Prefer AI Over Peer Answers" From a draft by Stanford law professor Julian Nyarko and others: We conducted a blinded evaluation of short-answer tutoring in… The post Eventually, the Steam Drill Always Wins: "Law Professors Pre...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Salary Wars Have Begun: First Firm Matches New Biglaw Pay Scale The raises are officially underway, and associates everywhere are refreshing their inboxes. The post The Salary Wars Have Begun: First Firm Matches New Biglaw Pay Scale appeared first on Above the ...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Office Space Driving Best Real Estate Boom This Century Law firms are leasing space like it's 1999. Which is all well and good until the robots arrive. The post Biglaw Office Space Driving Best Real Estate Boom This Century appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Upcoming Speaking Engagements - Summer 2026 Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the summer of 2026. Most are free and open to the public.
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law How Day Pitney’s New Managing Partner Is Thinking About Growth, AI, And Leadership Michael Byrne discusses strategic expansion, AI adoption, firm culture, and what it takes to lead a law firm through a period of rapid change. The post How Day Pitney’s New Managing Partner Is Thin...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law ALERT: Milbank Does It Again — Associate Salaries Are Going Up!!! Associate compensation is getting bumped $10k-$20k, depending on class year. The post ALERT: Milbank Does It Again — Associate Salaries Are Going Up!!! appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker [Sponsored] Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter. The post Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Int...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Vulnerability Window Is Shrinking Law firms do not need to panic every time a new AI-related cybersecurity headline appears, but they do need to be ready to act. The post The Vulnerability Window Is Shrinking appeared first on Abov...
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy New in Civitas: "The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death" "The way for judges to stop tinkering with the machinery of death is to stop tinkering with the machinery of death."
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Wiley Rein Data Breach Lawsuit: Yet Another Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call There’s a potential for greater liability and claims. The post The Wiley Rein Data Breach Lawsuit: Yet Another Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Massachusetts Attorney General Sues UnitedHealthcare, Alleges $100M MassHealth Fraud The Massachusetts attorney general sued UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer improperly inflated MassHealth members’ health risk scores to secure at least $100 million in excess payments. The pos...
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory From Amitay v. Jews for Jesus, decided Thursday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Marla Miller, joined by Justices… The post Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory...
Jun 02, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 06.02.26 * Judges increasingly calling out DOJ abuses. [NY Times] * Texas Supreme Court bans judge from requiring facemasks in courtroom due to her own autoimmune disorder. Because facemasks (and autoimmune...
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Disturbing Lawful Meeting" Doesn't Need to Be "Substantial" to Be Criminal, at Least if a "Purpose to … Disrupt" Is Shown So holds the Ohio Court of Appeals, interpreting the Ohio disturbing-lawful-meeting statute.
Jun 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Rejects Claim That Rwandan Speech Restrictions Will Prevent Rwandan Witnesses in U.S. Perjury Trial "from Speaking Freely About the Genocide" From Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV yesterday in U.S. v. Nshimiye (D. Mass.): This is a criminal case arising out… The post Court Rejects Claim That Rwandan Speech Restrictions Will Prevent Rwandan Witn...
