January 2022

Not A Good Look For Georgetown Law’s Latest Hire: Though he’s not the only one with a terrible take. Sometimes Lawyers Get Buried In Constitutional Minutia: That… don’t really matter at all. Associates Love Biglaw! Or, more accurately, that’s all they’re willing to say to an outsider. Buh-Bye Paper Cuts! The bar exam goes digital. […]

We appreciate your business. The post Many Thanks To Our Awesome Advertisers appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/many-thanks-to-our-awesome-advertisers-2/

Back before Stephen Breyer was a Justice. The post Stephen Breyer’s Circuit Roots appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/stephen-breyers-circuit-roots/

ShareJustice Stephen Breyer on Thursday confirmed news reports indicating that he intends to retire from the Supreme Court. In a brief letter to President Joe Biden, the 83-year-old Breyer wrote that he plans to step down from the court at the end of the current term, assuming that a successor has been confirmed by that […]

ShareThis article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer. Judge Vince Chhabria is a federal district judge in the Northern District of California. He clerked for Breyer during the 2001-02 term. I clerked for Justice Breyer 20 years ago, in the term following Bush v. Gore. Before arriving, […]

Judge Roy Ferguson can’t catch a break. The post Lawyer Chipmunk Latest Zoom Courtroom Fail For Lawyer Cat Judge appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/lawyer-chipmunk-latest-zoom-courtroom-fail-for-lawyer-cat-judge/

Mess with the bull, sometimes you get the horns. The post CA Judge Orders Trump Lawyer John Eastman To Cough Up Emails To Jan. 6 Committee *Now* appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/ca-judge-orders-trump-lawyer-john-eastman-to-cough-up-emails-to-jan-6-committee-now/

We recently sat down with Dave DiCicco, Senior Director of Product Management at LexisNexis, to discuss the new API offerings from Lexis and how they’re changing the way law firms practice law. The post Make The Most Of Your Data With APIs From LexisNexis appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/make-the-most-of-your-data-with-apis-from-lexisnexis-2/

ShareThis article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer. Brianne Gorod is chief counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center. She clerked for Breyer during the 2008-09 term. There was one key piece of advice that I received before my interview with Justice Breyer: Make sure to disagree with […]

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Liberal Breyer is taking no chances in the timing of his departure (Joan Biskupic, CNN) Stephen Breyer Was […]