Apr 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Elizabeth Prelogar's Unexpected and Unusual Argument The former Solicitor General did not sign any briefs but somehow popped up on the docket and argued the case.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law Patel Wants Kash From The Atlantic — See Also Kash Sues Atlantic For $250M: I'd say that's a long shot, but he's more prone to chugging beers. The Numbers Seem Off: Does working 69 hours in a day seem weird to you too? Training Matters: These ...
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Article Some excerpts from the Complaint in Patel v. Atlantic Monthly Group LLC (D.D.C.), filed today: Kashyap P. Patel, the Director of… The post FBI Director Kash Patel Sues Atlantic Over Friday's Articl...
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law It’s Really Challenging To Crack The Equity Tier Of Partnership At This Biglaw Firm Under 8% of partners at the firm are of the equity variety. The post It’s Really Challenging To Crack The Equity Tier Of Partnership At This Biglaw Firm appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Seniority Problem No One Solves In Legal AI One size doesn't fit all. The post The Seniority Problem No One Solves In Legal AI appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Alito Retirement Denial Has Been Upgraded But Alito's clerk hiring isn't particularly dispositive. The post The Alito Retirement Denial Has Been Upgraded appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law What Happened After A Decade Of Legal Weed In California? Tl;dr: nothing close to what the naysayers promised would happen. The post What Happened After A Decade Of Legal Weed In California? appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Journalistic and Legal Ethics for SCOTUS Reporters What happens when there is a conflict between the two standards?
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy After Mirabelli, The Other Foote Did Not Drop Why was there no grant? Or at least a GVR to the First Circuit?
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law Kash Patel’s $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Looks Better With Beer Goggles The complaint asks the question: Could FBI agents do their jobs if the director was drunk? Not sure Patel is going to like the answer. The post Kash Patel’s $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Looks Be...
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Leaks and Attorney-Journalists The professional-ethics implications of making court confidences public.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Shadow Docket Memos Are Damning. So Naturally, The Right Is Talking About The Leak. New York Times reporting reveals the birth of the modern emergency docket was sloppier, more ideologically driven, and less legally rigorous than anyone admitted. The right's response is to demand ...
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim Stewartson (Filed in 2023) From today's decision by Chief Judge Andrew Gordon (D. Nev.) in Patel v. Stewartson (for more on the $100K compensatory… The post Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim ...
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Megan Thee Stallion's Request for Anti-"Cyberstalking" Injunction Against Online Defamer Denied as Prior Restraint "Plaintiff is allegedly the target of hurtful, angry, offensive, humiliating, racial, and gender-based hate made in online posts by Defendant's followers. As tempting as it might be to force some c...
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy The Court Has No Interest In Overruling Smith Fulton was the closest we'll get.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law In Biglaw, AI Adoption Is No Longer Optional Thanks to client expectations, firms no longer fear AI hallucinations, they fear falling behind the competition. The post In Biglaw, AI Adoption Is No Longer Optional appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Jack Goldsmith on the NYT and the Leaked Supreme Court "Shadow Papers" A critique of the New York Times "unfortunately tendentious reporting about the memoranda."
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Tart Of The Deal When negotiations recommence, the Iranians might tighten the screws. The post The Tart Of The Deal appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (2026) Which law schools are offering students the best training opportunities? The post The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (2026) appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "It Will Be Your Name and License on the Line, Not ChatGPT's" A lawyer's duties "do not disappear solely because an attorney chooses to outsource his labor to AI."
