Sep 03, 2026 from Above the Law Federal Judges Just Went On The Record About Life Under Siege A new report on threats to judicial independence reads like a field guide to a campaign we've been covering one front at a time. The post Federal Judges Just Went On The Record About Life Under Sie...
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans This is the case I blogged about yesterday, where a data center construction company sought a temporary restraining order barring… The post Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gaz...
Sep 03, 2026 from Above the Law From ‘Associate’ To ‘Doppelganger’: The Evolution Of The Legal AI Persona [Sponsored] Confronting Biglaw’s ‘snake eating its own tail’ problem. The post From ‘Associate’ To ‘Doppelganger’: The Evolution Of The Legal AI Persona appeared first on Above the Law.
Sep 03, 2026 from Above the Law DOJ Tells Court AI Training Is Fair Use, Forgets To Mention It’s Negotiating A Stake In OpenAI Justice Department finally figures out that fair use exists right when it adds to the grift. The post DOJ Tells Court AI Training Is Fair Use, Forgets To Mention It’s Negotiating A Stake In OpenAI ...
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists Both seek sweeping government control over the economy, thereby imperiling liberty, prosperity, and democracy.
Sep 03, 2026 from Above the Law HHS Provides $77M In Grants For Substance Use Prevention, Mental Health HHS awarded $77 million in SAMHSA grants for substance use prevention and treatment, mental health, suicide prevention, and crisis services. The post HHS Provides $77M In Grants For Substance Use P...
Sep 03, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 09.03.26 * Wachtell report for the NBA ends up sinking the Clippers, who will lose $30 million and lose 5 first-round picks. Wachtell, according to The Athletic reporter Mike Vorkunov, charged $50 million f...
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That's Implied Rather Than Shown (to oversimplify slightly); so a Magistrate Judge concluded in case where defendant "posted a video to a blog allegedly depicting Plaintiff 'as Adolf Hitler by adding a Hitler mustache to Plaintiff...
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Birth Certificate Gender Changes From Tuesday's decision by Judge Lara Montecalvo, joined by Chief Judge David Barron and Judge Sandra Lynch, in Díaz v.… The post Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Bi...
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005 9/3/2005: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005 appeared first on Reason.com.
Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Federal Court Issues First Ruling Against Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order The court rightly concluded that the order is barred by the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara.
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law Remember Who Your Clients Are — See Also Representation Fail: Bankruptcy filing accused firm of representing the estate while really working for the guy who put it in bankruptcy. Now the partner involved has vanished from the firm's websi...
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Infamous 12-Hour Closing Statement Proof lawyers need a lot of stamina. The post The Infamous 12-Hour Closing Statement appeared first on Above the Law.
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law The Minnesota State Fair Is Making Trump’s Great American State Fair Look Like The Pathetic Failure That It Was A good state fair is not about polishing one man’s tremendous ego. The post The Minnesota State Fair Is Making Trump’s Great American State Fair Look Like The Pathetic Failure That It Was appeared ...
Sep 02, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy No TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans From KARK (Alex Kienlen) today, reporting on a decision by Judge Lee Rudofsky (E.D. Ark.) in Entergy Arkansas LLC v. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette… The post No TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as ...
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law DOGE’s Cost-Cutting Measures At The IRS Resulted In A Greater Loss Of Tax Enforcement Income Collection and enforcement revenue is down due to staff reductions. The post DOGE’s Cost-Cutting Measures At The IRS Resulted In A Greater Loss Of Tax Enforcement Income appeared first on Above the...
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law Sean Duffy’s Wife Just Told Everyone Where He Sits In The MAGA Pecking Order Spoiler: the reality-star-turned-prosecutor got Transportation because it was 'all that's left.' The post Sean Duffy’s Wife Just Told Everyone Where He Sits In The MAGA Pecking Order appeared first...
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law When Clients Ask About AI, How Should Firms Respond? [Sponsored] Lessons from elementary school. The post When Clients Ask About AI, How Should Firms Respond? appeared first on Above the Law.
Sep 02, 2026 from Above the Law Patent Litigation’s Most Famous Judge Makes His Biglaw Move After years overseeing blockbuster patent cases, he’s heading back to Biglaw. The post Patent Litigation’s Most Famous Judge Makes His Biglaw Move appeared first on Above the Law.