August 2023

What You Call Luxury Is Really Self-Defense: The new Clarence disclosures are in. A plane is involved. More Of Judges Behaving Badly: Don’t let a few bad words distract you from how out of order the Supreme Court is. State Supreme Courts, How Do They Work!: Here’s a very convenient way to help you figure […]

The bar is so low for everyone who isn’t at the top. The post Judge Gets In Trouble For Name Calling Over A Parked Car. Now Let’s Talk About SCOTUS. appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/judge-gets-in-trouble-for-name-calling-over-a-parked-car-now-lets-talk-about-scotus/

Good news. The post Federal Judge Stops Texas Law Banning Drag Performances appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/federal-judge-stops-texas-law-banning-drag-performances/

ShareJustice Clarence Thomas took three trips in 2022 hosted in part or in full by Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Thursday morning. The form also revealed that on at least two of those trips, Thomas traveled by private jet – according to Thomas, at the recommendation of […]

Novo Nordisk is expanding its cardiometabolic drug pipeline with the acquisition of Embark Biotech, a startup developing drugs for a novel target that can suppress appetite and boost calorie burning in cells. Embark’s science comes University of Copenhagen research on a novel fat cell target. The post Still Hungry for New Obesity Meds, Novo Nordisk […]

Useful primer for increasingly important state courts. The post The Essential Guide To All 50 State Supreme Courts (And DC And Puerto Rico) appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/the-essential-guide-to-all-50-state-supreme-courts-and-dc-and-puerto-rico/

Ready Or Not, Generative AI Is Here. The post The Future Of Law: ILTACON 2023’s Legal Tech Innovations appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/the-future-of-law-iltacon-2023s-legal-tech-innovations/

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Drugmakers could find sympathetic US Supreme Court in drug pricing lawsuits (Brendan Pierson, Reuters) Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of-state abortions […]

Twisted Priorities: Several UNC law professors thought their classes held priority over a school shooting. Billing Becoming Too Taxing: AI could help you out. You Really Should Know Better: Judge humbles twitter shareholder’s legal writing abilities. Even A Little Governmental Abuse Is Too Much: 6th Circuit sets coach right on the 1st Amendment. Trump’s Big […]

That one’s gonna leave a mark. The post Judge Beryl Howell Welcomes Rudy To The ‘Find Out’ Phase With Defamation Default Judgment appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/judge-beryl-howell-welcomes-rudy-to-the-find-out-phase-with-defamation-default-judgment/