Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Biglaw’s Three-Day Office Week Is Going Out Of Style More firms are turning up the pressure on attorneys to show their faces. The post Biglaw’s Three-Day Office Week Is Going Out Of Style appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Judges Can’t Handcuff And Threaten Children For Falling Asleep On Field Trips, Court Rules Judicial opinions that you didn't know still needed to be written. The post Judges Can’t Handcuff And Threaten Children For Falling Asleep On Field Trips, Court Rules appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Milbank Is Opening A Chicago Office — And Bringing Its Pay Scale With It Nothing motivates a stalled salary match like the scale-setter recruiting on your home turf. The post Milbank Is Opening A Chicago Office — And Bringing Its Pay Scale With It appeared first on Abov...
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Former Acting U.S. Attorney Found Dead Inside Federal Building He dedicated his career to public service. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family. The post Former Acting U.S. Attorney Found Dead Inside Federal Building appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Luigi’s Double Jeopardy Gamble And The DOJ’s Complicity Also, Yale Law School grads have a side chat to discuss their infamous classmates. The post Luigi’s Double Jeopardy Gamble And The DOJ’s Complicity appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law The Insourcing Revolution Is Here. And It’s Bigger Than Anyone Expected. [Sponsored] In-house teams have more agency than they’ve had in a decade. Axiom’s 2027 budget study shows the work arriving faster than the budget to hold it. The post The Insourcing Revolution Is ...
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings From L.A. Times (Rebecca Ellis) Wednesday: As part of an insurance dispute over a fire-damaged Carson home, attorneys for State… The post AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' ...
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Agentic AI And The QWERTY Problem AI is getting better. Human brains aren't. The post Agentic AI And The QWERTY Problem appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law An Administration Drowning In Vindictive Prosecution Motions Would Like To Abolish The Category The Abrego Garcia appeal isn't just about Abrego Garcia. The post An Administration Drowning In Vindictive Prosecution Motions Would Like To Abolish The Category appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions" "Dozens of published circuit opinions show signs of AI writing. If courts are using AI, that's promising—and worth getting right."
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law This Week In Epic News: FTC Probe, AI Agents & More Epic faced an FTC antitrust probe this past week, but that didn't stop the EHR giant from unveiling a wave of new AI tools at its annual conference. The post This Week In Epic News: FTC Probe, AI A...
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War An extremely interesting post (Mchangama, as many of you know, is a historian of free speech, among other things): [I]t's… The post Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech Duri...
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Morning Docket: 08.24.26 * John Roberts lets Trump continue spending millions and destroying national monuments without oversight. [NPR] * Courts continue ping-pong game about college athletic eligibility. [ESPN] * Second ...
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause? Yes, Judge John Milton Younge (E.D. Pa.) suggested Friday in Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia: The crux of Plaintiffs'… The post Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Est...
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by… The post Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First ...
Aug 24, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: August 24, 1946 8/24/1946: Justice James McReynolds dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 24, 1946 appeared first on Reason.com.
Aug 24, 2026 from Above the Law Welcome To ILTACON 2026! Today’s Agenda, From Keynote To Exhibit Hall Reception ILTACON attendees and legal tech watchers: Here's a rundown of what's set for today in Nashville. The post Welcome To ILTACON 2026! Today’s Agenda, From Keynote To Exhibit Hall Reception appeared f...
Aug 23, 2026 from Above the Law ChatGPT Experts, $700 Million Law Firms, And Frat House Felonies — See Generally Expertly Flawed: An expert witness collected $90,000 from 3M to ask ChatGPT, "show how 3M is 0% at fault." Plaintiffs' counsel turned the resulting 350-page prompt log into the deposition of a life...
Aug 23, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports Section 338 is a long-defunct part of the notorious Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
