Apr 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy $5K Sanctions for "Egregious, Repeated, and Ongoing" AI Hallucinations in Self-Represented Litigant's Filings From last week's decision by Judge Virginia Kendall (N.D. Ill.) in Obi v. Cook County: The Court strikes Plaintiff's motion… The post $5K Sanctions for "Egregious, Repeated, and Ongoing" AI Halluci...
Apr 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: April 16, 1962 4/16/1962: Justice Byron White takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 16, 1962 appeared first on Reason.com.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Talk About Failing Upward — See Also Ted Cruz, Supreme Court Justice?: One hell of a promotion for being annoying to work with! How Much Is Your Loyalty To Your Firm Worth?: Probably less than $80M! The Rich Really Do Get Richer: The ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law The Increasingly Old-Fashioned Notion Of Biglaw Partnership The firms with only equity partners are a dying breed. The post The Increasingly Old-Fashioned Notion Of Biglaw Partnership appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law It’s Not An AI Hallucination — It’s Lazy Editing Of A Human Paralegal A court spent months trying to figure out if AI generated the fake citations. The answer was somehow worse. The post It’s Not An AI Hallucination — It’s Lazy Editing Of A Human Paralegal appeared f...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw Behemoth The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger signals the continuing consolidation of elite firms. The post Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw Behemoth appeared ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation Probably has something to do with them doing their jobs. The post The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Conservative Judges Hiring Clerks Before 1L Exams Because Ideology Is The Only Grade That Matters A two-tiered clerkship process has developed with one favoring academic rigor and the other favoring FedSoc connections. The post Conservative Judges Hiring Clerks Before 1L Exams Because Ideology ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law The 2026 Am Law 100 Is Out, And Surprise: The Rich Law Firms Got Richer From Kirkland's $10.5 billion haul to Wachtell's obscene per-partner profits, here's everything you need to know about who won Biglaw in 2025. The post The 2026 Am Law 100 Is Out, And Surprise: The...
Apr 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Depends on What the Meaning of "Miss" Is: The Miss America Gender Identity Controversy To advance in competition, Miss North Florida 2025, Kayleigh Bush, was told to sign a contract that forced her to… The post Depends on What the Meaning of "Miss" Is: The Miss America Gender Identit...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Kirkland Lures Wachtell’s Top Restructuring Lawyer With An $80M Incentive To Jump Ship That's a lot of reasons to leave your Biglaw home. The post Kirkland Lures Wachtell’s Top Restructuring Lawyer With An $80M Incentive To Jump Ship appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work For In America (2027) Associates rank their firms based on their own happiness -- and there's been a major shakeup. Did your law firm make the cut? The post Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work F...
Apr 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "I Swear, if You Don't Drop Out of Miss Pennsylvania, I Will Come to Your Home and Set It on Fire" "I don't even care if you or your mom are inside. I actually hope you are. You both deserve to die. I am going to kill you, Robyn. I don't understand why you don't get that. I will burn you. You wi...
Apr 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Expedited Discovery Allowed in Sheriff's Defamation Case, Which Alleges Claims of Unwarranted ICE-Related Detention were a Hoax From Monday's order by Judge Brett Ludwig in Schmidt v. Naqvi (E.D. Wis.): Plaintiff Dale Schmidt is … the elected… The post Expedited Discovery Allowed in Sheriff's Defamation Case, Which Alleges ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law Rankings Drama Hits Law Schools, Law Firms And a crazy billing story. The post Rankings Drama Hits Law Schools, Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Ordered Critic of Ex-Mayoral Candidate to Stop "Publicly Writing, Printing, or Speaking [Ex-Candidate's] Name" Fortunately, an appellate court just reversed the decision.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law The Bottleneck Legal Built When you own the process, you own every question, every delay, and every handoff that doesn't go smoothly. The post The Bottleneck Legal Built appeared first on Above the Law.
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law John Fugelsang’s Separation Of Church And Hate Is Antidote To Blasphemous Trump Posts What’s yet another display of distasteful Trumpian idolatry on the internet? The post John Fugelsang’s Separation Of Church And Hate Is Antidote To Blasphemous Trump Posts appeared first on Above t...
Apr 15, 2026 from Above the Law The Senate Is ‘Prepared’ To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice — And Ted Cruz Might Be The Pick I mean someone (cough, Alito, cough) would have to retire first, so the cart may be before the cart here. The post The Senate Is ‘Prepared’ To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice — And Ted Cruz Might B...
