Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Impulse Control Sets Stage For Benchslap — See Also Trump Attacks Judge Reyes Before Dawn, Plaintiffs Have To Let Her Know Before Court: The plaintiffs even sic’d him. Freshfields Now Has ‘Enormous Respect’ For The ‘Discerning Leadership’ Its Leaked...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Supreme Court Hopeful’s Historic Video Rentals A blockbuster collection. The post Supreme Court Hopeful’s Historic Video Rentals appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Agentic Commerce Is About To Become A Contracting Problem Agents will need structured positions, contextual rules, and clear escalation paths. The post Agentic Commerce Is About To Become A Contracting Problem appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Pitchforks To The Barricades! A 'boys will be boys' approach works for many -- but not all -- political things. The post Pitchforks To The Barricades! appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "The Court Requires Me to Warn You That I Pose a Risk of Stalking and Harassment to Intimate Partners" From Judge Ted Stewart (D. Utah) in U.S. v. Wang, dated Sept. 9 but just docketed today: Defendant objected to… The post "The Court Requires Me to Warn You That I Pose a Risk of Stalking and Harass...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Ethics Roundup: Who Gets To Call Themselves A Lawyer?, Judge Pulls Gun In Court, Law Firms That Capitulated, Prosecutorial Misconduct, ABA DQ Bid Rejected, AI + A2J & 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: Who Gets To Call Themselves A Lawyer?, ...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law The Defense Bar In The Age Of AI: Running A Red Queen’s Race? The mismatch between the talent and resources of plaintiffs' firms and those of defense firms is widening. The post The Defense Bar In The Age Of AI: Running A Red Queen’s Race? appeared first on ...
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Supreme Court Will Hear Case on "Facially Neutral" Discrimination Against Asian Students in Admissions to Public Magnet Schools The case arises as both right and left favor various forms of anti-Asian discrimination.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Judge Says A $3,000 Hourly Rate Is ‘Patently Unreasonable’ That rate may be getting harder to justify in court, even as some Biglaw partners charge $4,000. The post Judge Says A $3,000 Hourly Rate Is ‘Patently Unreasonable’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Freshfields Leader Accidentally Sends Secret AI Spinoff Plan To The Whole Firm, With A Bonus Insult To Some Very Important Clients The recall button is not a time machine. The post Freshfields Leader Accidentally Sends Secret AI Spinoff Plan To The Whole Firm, With A Bonus Insult To Some Very Important Clients appeared first o...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law The Best Way To Scare A Lawyer, Using Only 4 Words This is getting terrifying! Send us four words to scare a lawyer by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, at 11:59 PM. The post The Best Way To Scare A Lawyer, Using Only 4 Words appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ’s Plan To Subpoena Susman Godfrey Off The ABA Case Does Not Survive Contact With A Judge It turns out you have to name a witness before you can disqualify one. The post DOJ’s Plan To Subpoena Susman Godfrey Off The ABA Case Does Not Survive Contact With A Judge appeared first on Above ...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law ‘Hillary Clinton & Kamala Harris Also Failed The Bar Exam!’ Note GOPers Faceplanting Zacharia Defense Overlooking the whole 'claiming to be a general counsel without a license' part. The post ‘Hillary Clinton & Kamala Harris Also Failed The Bar Exam!’ Note GOPers Faceplanting Zacharia Defense appea...
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Supreme Court Will Hear Necessary and Proper Clause Case on Federal Law Banning Home Distilleries The case is likely to be the most important Necessary and Proper Clause case since 2012.
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Beasts of the Law A quiz about three animal-related figures of legal speech (all of which had been mentioned on this blog in years… The post Beasts of the Law appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Golf Course Plaintiffs Give Judge Reyes A Heads-Up: The President Called You Insane Before Breakfast The tee time for attacking a federal judge is apparently before sunrise. The post Golf Course Plaintiffs Give Judge Reyes A Heads-Up: The President Called You Insane Before Breakfast appeared first...
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Demands Judge Recuse Herself For Inappropriate Noticing They Broke The Law Stan Woodward strikes again. The post DOJ Demands Judge Recuse Herself For Inappropriate Noticing They Broke The Law appeared first on Above the Law.
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Four Justices Recuse From Petition By Publishing Companies And Court Grants New Case on Disparate Impact Many lawyers billed a lot of hours to have a judge affirmed due to a lack of a quorum.
Oct 19, 2026 from Above the Law Inside Fine Jewelry’s Growing Battle Against Dupes Designers and experts weigh in on the proliferation of jewelry knockoffs, and the limited options for fighting them. The post Inside Fine Jewelry’s Growing Battle Against Dupes appeared first on Ab...
Oct 19, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "The AI Data Will Provide an Unrivaled View into the Mind of a Defendant …" "whose [mental state] is itself the measure of Plaintiff’s [punitive] damages."
