I started writing for Above the Law in 2018. Almost immediately I began to get intensely pressured about the contents of my columns, not from anyone within ATL, but from the partnership at the law firm where I was then employed. My God, what if someone realized their lawyer wasn’t the intellectual equivalent of a […]
* Parents sue OpenAI after chatbot encouraged son in his suicide efforts. [CNN] * Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing an ICE arrest by barring officers from courtroom not entitled to judicial immunity from criminal charges. This is the correct outcome in a world before Trump v. United States, but it’s pretty stupid in a world […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault Practice Area Ranking, which Biglaw firm is the best for Energy, Oil & Gas Law? Hint: The Texas-based firm also took the top spot in this category in last year’s ranking. See the answer on the next […]
Former Biglaw Associate Detained By Cops, FBI: He recently asked for Trump’s help with a workplace racial discrimination dispute. Federal Judge Says Even High Schoolers Would Know Police Can’t Do This: The “Law and Order” crackdown is looking pretty lawless. Hey Roberts, Get Somebody To Protect PACER!: Senator asks Chief Justice to get federal case […]
After closely reading the Constitution, the Supreme Court informed us that the speech the First Amendment protects comes in many modes. Speech may look like an arm band worn to protest a war (Tinker v. Des Moines). Speech might even look like corporations throwing a bunch of money at their preferred candidates (Citizens United v. […]
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The Fed was designed to operate insulated from political pressure so that it can make tough decisions based on data and the long-term health of the economy, not the whims of any one president. This outrageous and unprecedented attempt to fire a member of the independent Federal Reserve on the flimsiest of unproven pretexts is clearly […]
(Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) As the Trump administration prepares to wrongfully deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia for the second time after apparently realizing they had no real case against him in court, the Maryland resident, unlike last time, was not whisked away to foreign shores before he had a chance to challenge the effort. […]
According to a recent Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino, an AmLaw 100 firm recently announced that it expected its associates to work at least 2400 hours a year to be in “good standing.” Just when you thought Biglaw couldn’t get more tone deaf about work life balance and technology adoption, we get this. […]
Taking advantage of people asking for help with immigration issues is low. Unfortunately, that isn’t enough to stop people from posing as immigration attorneys to take advantage of those in need. The ABA has taken note and sent out a warning to the public that fraudsters may be among the people calling themselves immigration attorneys. […]
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