August 2022

Subtle shift in rhetoric from “we can do these things” to “we do these things” makes a lot of difference. The post ILTACON Reveals The Maturity Of Legal Technology appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/08/iltacon-reveals-the-maturity-of-legal-technology/

The defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder. The post 23 Year Prison Sentence For Murderer Of Mayer Brown Partner appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/08/23-year-prison-sentence-for-murderer-of-mayer-brown-partner/

Grab ’em by the HUMINT. When you’re a star, they let you do it. The post Trump Hires Former FL Solicitor General To Explain Why Keeping Classified Docs In The Pool Shed Is Very Cool, Very Legal appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/08/trump-hires-former-fl-solicitor-general-to-explain-why-keeping-classified-docs-in-the-pool-shed-is-very-cool-very-legal/

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 Tuesday morning read: Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to let it block LGBTQ student club (Ariane de Vogue, CNN) Religious schools […]

We Used To Have Laws Against This: Law school grad borrowed $29,000 and now owes over $300,000. Because student debt is bonkers. Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution: Jones Day wears its MAGA hat proudly… no matter how much that rankles a lot of Jones Day lawyers. Juris-what-shun?: Trump appointed judge announces […]

It’s good to be the F-King. Errr, make that FPOTUS. The post Trump Judge Grants Warrant Motion On Grounds Of Vibes, Man, All Vibes appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/08/trump-judge-grants-warrant-motion-on-grounds-of-vibes-man-all-vibes/

Midlevel satisfaction is impressively high here. The post This City Has The Happiest Biglaw Associates appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/08/this-city-has-the-happiest-biglaw-associates/

ShareAn eight-foot-tall fence erected around the Supreme Court in the spring has come down, replaced by a network of much smaller barriers. The court put up the taller fence, described at the time by police officers as “nonscalable,” in early May, in response to protests that followed the leak of a draft opinion indicating that […]

Share In our latest SCOTUS Spotlight episode, Amy sits down with Kannon Shanmugam, a partner at Paul Weiss and a former assistant to the solicitor general. He has argued 35 cases before the court. Send us a question about the court at scotustalk@scotusblog.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 596-2906. Please tell us your […]

The ideal venue to take the pulse of the legal tech community. The post The Five Legal Tech Themes I Took Away from #ILTACON22 appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://www.lawnext.com/2022/08/the-five-legal-tech-themes-i-took-away-from-iltacon22.html