Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020? My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests s...
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law The Law Schools That Offer Students The Most Help With Tuition (2026) These law schools would like to keep their graduates out of debt. The post The Law Schools That Offer Students The Most Help With Tuition (2026) appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Rolls Out A Case Quota For The Prosecutors It Hasn’t Lost Yet Main Justice found a lever to pull that isn't 'why do people keep leaving?' The post DOJ Rolls Out A Case Quota For The Prosecutors It Hasn’t Lost Yet appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law Linklaters Poaches Two Paul Weiss Litigators Intentional or not, Paul Weiss continues reputational pivot away from litigation. The post Linklaters Poaches Two Paul Weiss Litigators appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law Legal Operations Was Built For The AI Era The technology is different, but the conversations aren't. The post Legal Operations Was Built For The AI Era appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law Exclusive: As Its Kaleidoscope Conference Returns For Year Two, 8am Trades Austin’s Cowboy Boots For The Las Vegas Strip — And Books The Savannah Bananas’ Founder As Keynote The yellow-tuxedoed showman is famous for turning a struggling minor league baseball franchise into a viral global phenomenon by putting fan experience above all else. The post Exclusive: As Its Ka...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," … "'Yeah, I had no idea it was false. Yeah, that's right. Yeah,' then demand summary judgment because no one possesses contrary evidence from inside his head. That may be the ticket for comedy. It is...
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law Former Mayo Clinic Leader Sues System Over Alleged AI Cover-Up: 6 Things To Know A former Mayo Clinic research director claims she was silenced, demoted, and ultimately fired for sounding the alarm on AI safety and patient privacy lapses at the health system. Traci Tamiko Eto i...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Slush Fund Update! I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I am to see how Todd Blanche explains this all away during his confirmation hearings.
Jul 14, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 07.14.26 * States take up antitrust challenge to Paramount-Warner Bros. deal after DOJ looks the other way in deference to presidential donors. [Deadline] * Fifth Circuit overturns earlier panel decision an...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating Information" About Your Ex, Influencer Is Ordered The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations From yesterday's decision in Grasso v. Mottl, decided by Justice Matthew Bertani, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and John Anderson:… The post Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Act...
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases? The briefs in the transgender sports cases were styled as "By next friend" but the Court captioned the case as "By her next friend."
Jul 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913 7/14/1913: President Gerald R. Ford's birthday. He would appoint Justice John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913 appeared first on Reason.com.
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law ‘Trump v. Trump’ Did Not Impress The Judge — See Also Benchslapped By His Own Petard: Judge nixes Trump v. IRS settlement citing administration's unitary executive nonsense. Todd Blanche Loses Lindsey Graham: Contentious confirmation hearing set to be...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw Firm Is Growing Its Sports Law Practice And hiring an insider to hard launch the practice. The post Biglaw Firm Is Growing Its Sports Law Practice appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Yale Law Students Advise Their Own University: Knock Off This ‘Obey In Advance’ Nonsense Over 150 students and 26 organizations told Yale to stop negotiating away the rule of law. The post Yale Law Students Advise Their Own University: Knock Off This ‘Obey In Advance’ Nonsense appeared...
Jul 13, 2026 from Above the Law Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty The old legal instinct to pause, assess, and draw hard boundaries no longer works. The post Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty appeared first on Above the Law.
Jul 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (W...
