Once Again, The Media Gets Snookered

Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. THEY MIGHT BE LAUGHING their way to the bank but they aren’t crowing about it. Not openly, at least. And who can blame them? It’s embarrassing to talk about selling your soul for profit. I’m […]

How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing

It’s no secret that collections and billing can be a dreaded ritual at many law firms. So can maintaining the books in compliance with legal accounting rules.  That’s why you owe it to your firm and your clients to make this as easy as possible on everyone involved.  8am LawPay can ensure that you’re doing […]

Morning Docket: 09.09.25

* Supreme Court authorizes Trump administration to begin racially profiling Latinos — and anyone authorities think looks Latino — in another shadow docket special. [The Nation] * Review calls Amy Coney Barrett’s new book “studiously bland,” which perfectly captures the lane she’s cynically trying to claim for herself. [NY Times] * State judge who ruled […]

Y’all Work Like This? — See Also

Midlevels Are Dealing With Crappy Technology: Some say the laptops are “borderline unusable.” Tariff Case Headed To SCOTUS: Scott Bessent is damn near bragging about winning already. “Becoming Thurgood” Releases Tomorrow: Be sure to watch & learn! Is That A Mariachi I Hear?: Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers give Adin Ross a lesson in civil procedure. […]

Everything Everywhere All At Once (Trump Edition)

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Think for a minute about coercion. If another country changes its trade policies in a way that hurts the United States, then the United States — probably through Congressional action — should be able to respond by changing the United States’ trade policy. Perhaps even the president, without Congressional approval, […]

Humphrey’s Executor Executed In Broad Shadow Docket Slaying

Are you there, Donald? It’s me, John. (Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images) Exercising tremendous restraint, Chief Justice Roberts managed not to write “Executor? I hardly knew her!” on this morning’s opinion functionally overruling Humphrey’s Executor. Alas, that was the only restraint Roberts mustered today, employing the infamous “shadow docket” to toss 90 years […]