Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 appeared first on Reason.com.
Aug 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible" Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) opines on Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's return to England. I know nothing about the subject,… The post "And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible" app...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law The First Big ‘Yes’ In Private Equity’s Slow March Into Law — See Also Private Equity's Law Firm Takeover Isn't Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer: The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning & Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry. Todd Blan...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Confirmation Speech That Doomed The SCOTUS Nominee It Was Meant To Save Sure, the guy's mediocre, but don't mediocrities deserve a seat on the Court? The post The Confirmation Speech That Doomed The SCOTUS Nominee It Was Meant To Save appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law Neuroscience For Lawyers, A Texas Two-Step, And Rinse And Repeat In DC Some lawyers don’t know how to spell collegial, let alone act that way. The post Neuroscience For Lawyers, A Texas Two-Step, And Rinse And Repeat In DC appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law Law Practice Management Company Smokeball Unveils New Global Brand Built Around ‘Powering People-Law’ Smokeball is unveiling a new global brand that focuses on both its duty to empower the lawyers who are its customers and their duty to do their best for the clients who are their customers. The pos...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law How To Get Your Nonfiction Book Published What to know about traditional publishing, self-publishing, literary agents, platforms, and why you are writing in the first place. The post How To Get Your Nonfiction Book Published appeared first...
Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plainti...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law Hearing Adjourned After Lawyer Suffers Shock Bar Association Election Loss That's a new one! The post Hearing Adjourned After Lawyer Suffers Shock Bar Association Election Loss appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law The Anti-Weaponization Fund Is Supposed To Be Gone. One Of Its Architects Wants To Be The Next Deputy Attorney General. Acting DAG Trent McCotter wants Blanche's old job. He also helped build the thing that nearly sank Blanche's confirmation. Second verse, same as the first. The post The Anti-Weaponization Fund Is S...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law To Use AI Slop, Or Not To Use AI Slop We may already be at the point of no return. The post To Use AI Slop, Or Not To Use AI Slop appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law AI Prompt Injection Has Entered The Courtroom The court did not take kindly to this. The post AI Prompt Injection Has Entered The Courtroom appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Something strange happened in these two cases.
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law Federal Judge Calls Arab Head Covering A ‘Terror Scarf’ As Part Of Persistent Anti-Muslim Rhetoric When a judge traffics in prejudice, it undermines the whole judiciary. The post Federal Judge Calls Arab Head Covering A ‘Terror Scarf’ As Part Of Persistent Anti-Muslim Rhetoric appeared first on ...
Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward "Nor is it evident that the approach taken by Defendants insulated the process from undue 'political influence.' To the contrary, political influence would appear to have been the point."
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law Antonin Scalia Would’ve Hated Today’s Supreme Court Security Restrictions Today’s security restrictions would have put the brakes on one of Scalia’s favorite pastimes. The post Antonin Scalia Would’ve Hated Today’s Supreme Court Security Restrictions appeared first on Ab...
Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy "Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed "Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creat...
Aug 20, 2026 from Above the Law TX Gov Opts Out Of Constitution, Thanks Try that in a small courtroom. The post TX Gov Opts Out Of Constitution, Thanks appeared first on Above the Law.
Aug 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that… The post Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn'...
