May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds [This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post How the Declaration of Independence Captured Americ...
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law John Roberts Dismayed Public Sees Supreme Court As ‘Political Actors’ Just Because They’re Political Actors How dare you think that rewriting election laws and granting the president absolute immunity makes the Supreme Court political! The post John Roberts Dismayed Public Sees Supreme Court As ‘Politica...
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law More Post-Merger Layoffs Come To A&O Shearman The firm is continuing to trim staffing after its last round of job cuts. The post More Post-Merger Layoffs Come To A&O Shearman appeared first on Above the Law.
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law When Your Spirit Airlines Ticket Disappears: What World Cup 2026 Travelers Need To Know Now Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. There is no clean solution here. The post When Your Spirit Airlines Ticket Disappears: What World Cup 2026 Travelers Need To Know Now appeared first on Abo...
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law Former Biglaw Attorney Allegedly Turned His Résumé Into A Decade-Long Insider Trading Operation A Yale Law-educated attorney who bounced through Cleary, Sidley, Latham, and Goodwin is at the center of a decade-long ring that allegedly stole confidential M&A information and traded on it. The p...
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law NATO Needs Policies, Standards For Sharing AI-Enhanced Geospatial Intel: Official ‘The path to AI-enabled, allied intelligence advantage runs primarily through governance, not necessarily through additional capability,’ said UK Royal Marine Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, who directs NATO...
May 07, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 05.07.26 * Alleged Epstein suicide note finally unsealed. [Law360] * FBI raid office of Virginia state senator who masterminded redistricting ballot initiative citing vague corruption claims. [NY Times] * A...
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873 5/7/1873: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died. One month earlier, he dissented in the Slaughter-House Cases, and was the lone dissenter in Bradwell… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1...
May 07, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods The First and Tenth Circuits conflict on whether “cooling-off” periods violate the text of the Second Amendment.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law First The Partners, Then The Associates — See Also Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs. At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm confirms suspected layof...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law In-House Counsel Report Companies Are Doing AI All Wrong You generally want to assess the risks of something *before* you roll it out. The post In-House Counsel Report Companies Are Doing AI All Wrong appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Insults The Stupid Working Class For Playing The Lottery If your choice is a two-dollar Powerball ticket per week or investing those two dollars in the stock market, it’s really no choice at all. The post Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Insu...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Google’s AI Summary Invents State Ethics Rules… And It’s Not A Hallucination Problem As bad as hallucinations are, it can get worse. The post Google’s AI Summary Invents State Ethics Rules… And It’s Not A Hallucination Problem appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs A top 20 debut on the Am Law 100 hasn't spared the firm from post-merger belt-tightening. The post Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Dismisses Matt Taibbi's Defamation Lawsuit Over "Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left" From Taibbi v. Higgins, decided yesterday by Judge George Daniels (S.D.N.Y.): This action centers around Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought… The post Court Dismisses Matt Taibbi's Defamation Lawsu...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law The Rise Of The Tech-Focused Law Firm LexFusion co-founder Joe Borstein discusses why tech is now a core strategic pillar for the legal industry. The post The Rise Of The Tech-Focused Law Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law When ‘Who Won In 2020?’ Is A Question Too Risky For Judicial Nominees To Answer, You Know We’ve Got A Huge Problem Fear of losing favor with Trump looms as judicial nominees sidestep reality with little consequences. The post When ‘Who Won In 2020?’ Is A Question Too Risky For Judicial Nominees To Answer, You K...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Harvard Law Students Support Striking Grad Students The school has the cash, they just need the push to do what's right. The post Harvard Law Students Support Striking Grad Students appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw Keeps Failing To Understand Why Laterals don't come with care and feeding instructions, but firms should try a little harder to figure it out. The post A Third Of Lateral Partners Are Gone In 5 Years And Biglaw Keeps Failing To U...
