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...
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 2 [This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 2 appeared firs...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out. Paul, Weiss denies it, but it sure looks like stealth layoffs. The post First The Litigation Partners Left Paul, Weiss. Now Associates Are Being Pushed Out. appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Are There Any Adults Left At The Department Of Justice? Comey snaps sea shells by the sea shore. The post Are There Any Adults Left At The Department Of Justice? appeared first on Above the Law.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Midsize Law Firms To Work For (2027) Is your midsize firm one of the best of the best? See if your law firm made the cut. The post Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Midsize Law Firms To Work For (2027) appeared first on Above...
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Content Moderation and the First Amendment Back in 2013 I argued that under the Supreme Court's jurisprudence algorithmic editing is speech for First Amendment purposes, and… The post Content Moderation and the First Amendment appeared firs...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Hallucinations, Inaccuracies, And The Erosion Of The Rule Of Law When the public hears lawyers citing cases and laws that don't exist, they conclude the whole system is a sham. The post Hallucinations, Inaccuracies, And The Erosion Of The Rule Of Law appeared fi...
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Provider-Payer Tensions Brew In Courtrooms: 3 Recent Lawsuits Disagreements between providers and payers have been moving into the courtroom over the past few weeks. The post Provider-Payer Tensions Brew In Courtrooms: 3 Recent Lawsuits appeared first on Abov...
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Restricting Speech By Purportedly Protecting Children Around the world, governments are censoring speech with the stated goal of shielding youth from online harms.
May 06, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 05.06.26 * Kim Kardashian seems to be giving up on bar exam dreams -- which is good because she's already doing more consequential legal work as a non-lawyer than she would ever do as a licensed attorney. [...
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: May 6, 1776 5/6/1776: Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason is published. Thomas Jefferson relied on this document when drafting the Declaration… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 6, 1776 a...
May 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Second Amendment Roundup: How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold "Sensitive Place" Gun Bans The Second Circuit’s Misunderstanding of Founding-Era Law on Going Armed
May 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The KBJ Delay in Callais Who is at fault for the rush to judgment in Louisiana?
May 05, 2026 from Above the Law The Biglaw Second Hundred Firms Are Making Money! — See Also Average Profits Per Equity Partner Is Up Almost 10%!: See what other changes are happening here. Justice Alito Blows A Gasket Over Justice Jackson Following The Rules: He won't let accuracy get in ...
