Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Ethics Roundup: Billing 34.5 Hours In A Day, New ABA Recusal Opinion, Shortcomings In SCOTUS Ethics Rules, Pro Se AI Sanctions, Extra Time For Bar Exam, Purging Immigration Judges & 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: Billing 34.5 Hours In A Day, New ABA Re...
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Firm Sued For Firing Staffer A Month After Returning From Disability The complaint suggests the work environment is not particularly hospitable either. The post Biglaw Firm Sued For Firing Staffer A Month After Returning From Disability appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law D.C.’s Boutique Bar Just Got More Crowded Liu Shur Kravis joins a wave of new litigation shops chasing high-stakes work without Biglaw baggage. The post D.C.’s Boutique Bar Just Got More Crowded appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law In America, Even Judges Have To Take Matters In To Their Own Hands Keep playing and gavels won't be the only reason you hear loud bangs coming from judges. The post In America, Even Judges Have To Take Matters In To Their Own Hands appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law The Startup Bet Lawyers Keep Misunderstanding Luck and timing shape more than we want to admit. The post The Startup Bet Lawyers Keep Misunderstanding appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Trump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away Nice law school you've got there... shame if anything happened to it. The post Trump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away appeared first on Abov...
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Iran, Pseudonymity, and Risk of Harm From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) today in John "Farshid Do" v. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Plaintiff is a naturalized… The post Iran, Pseudonymity, and Risk of Harm appeared first on...
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Team Two Spaces From the Standing Order in civil cases issued by Judge Ana Reyes (D.D.C.) The Court is mindful of the raging… The post Team Two Spaces appeared first on Reason.com.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Ballroom Blitz Blocked Please! The post Ballroom Blitz Blocked appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Rupe Debate: Judging the Supreme Court's Emergency Docket Adler v. Shugerman on the Supreme Court's handling of separation of powers concerns on the "shadow docket."
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy President Trump's Libel Lawsuit Over Wall Street Journal Article on Epstein's Birthday Letters Dismissed The court concludes that Trump hadn't adequately alleged facts that would support a finding that the defendants knew the article was false (or were reckless about the prospect); Trump has an opport...
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Animal Farm-ula It is, perhaps, best to keep pigs out of the process of running farms. The post Animal Farm-ula appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law The Top Biglaw Firms In Washington, DC (2027) These are the most prestigious law firms in the nation's capital. The post The Top Biglaw Firms In Washington, DC (2027) appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Why the Pseudonymity in Doe v. OpenAI? I posted this morning about Doe v. OpenAI, the interesting and important lawsuit that alleges that "[d]riven by a ChatGPT-fueled… The post Why the Pseudonymity in Doe v. OpenAI? appeared first on R...
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Trump’s $1.5T Defense Budget To Weather Harsh Scrutiny On Capitol Hill Operations in Iran, midterm elections, and GOP intraparty politics could all complicate the defense budget's path to President Donald Trump's desk. The post Trump’s $1.5T Defense Budget To Weather ...
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Should Court Order OpenAI to Cut off ChatGPT Access by Mentally Ill and Dangerous User? In her temporary restraining order application in Doe v. OpenAI (see also the complaint), plaintiff asks, among other things, that… The post Should Court Order OpenAI to Cut off ChatGPT Access by M...
Apr 13, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 04.13.26 * White House ballroom construction resumes for now. [Reuters] * Winston carries healthy profit growth into its merger with Taylor Wessing. [American Lawyer] * Fourth Circuit agrees to let Big Ball...
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Allegedly Fueling User's Delusions, Leading Him to Harass Plaintiff (His Ex-Girlfriend) The factual claims: From the Complaint in Doe v. OpenAI Found., filed Thursday in the California Superior Court (San Francisco):… The post Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Allegedly Fueling User's Delusi...
Apr 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: April 13, 1896 4/13/1896: Plessy v. Ferguson argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 13, 1896 appeared first on Reason.com.