Jun 09, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 06.09.26 * Todd Blanche officially nominated as Attorney General and all it will cost him is, eventually, his license to practice law. [Reuters] * Lockstep is on its way out. [American Lawyer] * OpenAI foll...
Jun 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Obligation to Cite-Check the Cases Cited by the Other Side and Report Errors to Court It's hardly news that you shouldn't file briefs with AI-hallucinated cases. But should you check all of your opponent's citations… The post Obligation to Cite-Check the Cases Cited by the Other Sid...
Jun 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Archaeologist's Libel Claim Over Allegations of "Trafficking in Stolen Native American Human Remains" Can Go Forward From Judge Robert Hinkle (N.D. Fla.) May 27 in Shanks v. Schwadron: Shanks was an archaeologist employed at the National… The post Archaeologist's Libel Claim Over Allegations of "Trafficking in St...
Jun 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: June 9, 1970 6/9/1970: Justice Harry Blackmun (no relation) takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 9, 1970 appeared first on Reason.com.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Giving The Kennedy Center A Bad Name — See Also Trump's Kennedy Center Benchslapped Over Loser Of A Lawsuit: You think they'd point to an actual contract in a breach of contract suit! Groom Law Adopts The Milbank Scale: Setting their associates ...
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw’s Lockstep Partner Compensation Is Dying It's a victim of the hopping lateral partner market. The post Biglaw’s Lockstep Partner Compensation Is Dying appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Ex-DOGE Staffer, Ex-Pete-Hegseth Advisor Justin Fulcher Sues the Guardian for Libel From today's Complaint in Fulcher v. Guardian News & Media LLC (D.D.C.); of course, these are just plaintiff's allegations: On… The post Ex-DOGE Staffer, Ex-Pete-Hegseth Advisor Justin Fulcher Sues...
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Trump And The Day After The day after the elections, restraint evaporates. The post Trump And The Day After appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Ethics Roundup: Supervising Clerks Scrutinized In Wake Of Sex Scandal, High-Profile Discipline, Gifts For Judges, Lack Of Candor From DOJ, Lawyer Reprimanded For Faking Dementia & 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: Supervising Clerks Scrutinized In Wake ...
Jun 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Plaintiff Also Alleges That the Grammy Awards 'Have Become a Public Nuisance' and Are 'Committing Industrial Espionage'" Plus, the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law AI Governance Isn’t Failing. It’s Just In The Wrong Place. Contracts are not simply documenting AI relationships. They are structuring them. The post AI Governance Isn’t Failing. It’s Just In The Wrong Place. appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Judge Eleanor Ross Impeachment Arrives Right On Schedule, Managing To Yet Again Botch The Standard Trying to recast Judge Ross's bad behavior as a high crime is as exhausting as it is unnecessary. The post Judge Eleanor Ross Impeachment Arrives Right On Schedule, Managing To Yet Again Botch The ...
Jun 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Federal Court Invalidates Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee as Ilegal Usurpation of Congress' Power to Tax The ruling relies in part on the Supreme Court's decision in the tariff case.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw’s Talent Wars Are Getting More Expensive Elite firms are battling over the same rainmakers -- and the price tag keeps climbing. The post Biglaw’s Talent Wars Are Getting More Expensive appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Temple Law Gifted $5M To Study The Rule Of Law Woop woop! The post Temple Law Gifted $5M To Study The Rule Of Law appeared first on Above the Law.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson Charged With Battery Over Parking Lot Rumble Misdemeanor battery charges are bad, but the real reason he's unfit for his office is this parking job. The post Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson Charged With Battery Over Parking Lot Rumble appeare...
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Ken Paxton Can’t Even Get His Own Lawyer’s Vote The Houston defense attorney who shepherded Paxton through impeachment and securities fraud is endorsing Democrat James Talarico. The post Ken Paxton Can’t Even Get His Own Lawyer’s Vote appeared f...
Jun 08, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy What Judge Wood Did Not Say About Judge Ross's Misconduct She says nothing about Judge Ross's dishonesty, nothing about the private reprimand, and nothing about Pauline Newman.
Jun 08, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Geek 2026: We Caught The Car, Now What Do We Do With It? Legal Geek is one of the few conferences that actually stops and tries to holistically figure out what the impact of AI will be. The post Legal Geek 2026: We Caught The Car, Now What Do We Do With ...
