Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which state’s Attorney General issued an urgent recommendation that customers delete their data from 23andMe after the genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy? Hint: A spokesperson said the company “will look to secure a partner who shares in its commitment to customer data […]
Boutique Law Firm Punches Back Against The Trump Administration: Paul Weiss should be taking notes. The Story On Saving Hide: Here’s some intel on why Paul Weiss bent the knee. Alina Habba Got A Promotion: Great for her; probably bad for New Jersey. Former Clerks Get Preferential Treatment!: $175k signing bonus! Jessica Aber Passed Away […]
Share The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause gives defendants in criminal cases the right to “be confronted with the witnesses against” them. The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to decide when a statement that is made out of court to an agency responsible for making bail recommendations is the kind of “testimonial” statement to which […]
(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images) When you think about what qualifies a person to work as a U.S. attorney, you might think of things like respect for country and excellent communication skills. When Donald Trump thought about what it took, he decided to appoint a lawyer who said “veterans weren’t fit to […]
(Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) In my initial article about SXSW 2025, I talked about why it’s important for lawyers. While there was a limited legally related track, that’s certainly NOT why I spent over a week in Austin. I go because I believe conferences like SXSW and CES offer insights […]
We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report out of the Virginia legal community, where a former federal prosecutor recently passed away. According to news reports, Jessica Aber, 43, a graduate of William & Mary Law School, who had previously served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found dead this weekend […]
Over the weekend, former Above the Law editor David Lat published an email Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to the firm justifying the groveling it did to Donald Trump. It’s a fascinating inside look at the major law firm’s justification for selling out the rule of law in order to get out from under […]
Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to reinstate a congressional map, enacted by the Louisiana legislature last year, that created a second majority-Black district. A federal […]
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Fresh off his victory getting Paul Weiss to kiss his ring, Donald Trump came in hot this weekend with yet ANOTHER executive order targeting the legal profession. This one, titled, Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court, threatens attorneys who oppose the federal government in court with […]
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Hello from London! I’m working from abroad this week during my daughter’s spring break. You’ll notice […]
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