July 2023

X Marks The Hate Speech: Hate speech has skyrocketed after Elon bought Twitter. Now he wants to sue the people that noticed. Thanks For Recycling! Now, Where Is That Bottle From?: Fanta cans can add up to big money and hard time. Talk About Selective!: Is your law school one of the hardest to get […]

You can’t all be the best. The post Brand New Law School Students Have A Wildly High Opinion Of Themselves appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/brand-new-law-school-students-have-a-wildly-high-opinion-of-themselves/

Boo hoo, having rules at your work place must be so hard. The post Justice Alito Plays Dumb To Wall Street Journal When Asked About What Congress Can Do. You Shouldn’t Buy It. appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/justice-alito-plays-dumb-to-wall-street-journal-when-asked-about-what-congress-can-do-you-shouldnt-buy-it/

We surveyed Above the Law’s readers on challenges facing smaller law firms. Join us on August 3rd to learn what we found. CLE credit is available to those who attend! The post Security: The Stakes May Be Higher Than You Think appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/security-the-stakes-may-be-higher-than-you-think/

He’s about as good at free speech as he is with rockets. The post Elon ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Musk Threatens To Sue Nonprofit For Pointing Out He Seems To Like Hate Speech appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/elon-free-speech-absolutist-musk-threatens-to-sue-non-profit-for-pointing-out-he-seems-to-like-hate-speech/

What’s $40 million between friends? The post Picking Up The Tab For Donald Trump’s Ballooning Legal Bills appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/picking-up-the-tab-for-donald-trumps-ballooning-legal-bills/

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull America’s courts rightward. (Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune) The Civil-Rights Showdown Nobody Remembers (Louis Menand, The New […]

Associates, Unite!: This midsize firm could be one of the first to have its own union! Another Firm Bites The Dust: That makes four firms forcing associates to go to the office 4 days a week. Did This Massive Law Firm Violate Money Laundering Regulations?: Time will tell. In the meantime, they are cooperating. Trump […]

Industry wide, just over 11 percent of equity partners are diverse. The post Biglaw’s Most Diverse Equity Partner Ranks appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/biglaws-most-diverse-equity-partner-ranks/

Notes to my (legal) self. The post Weekly Firm-Wide Happy Hour Is A Red Flag appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/weekly-firm-wide-happy-hour-is-a-red-flag/