Above the Law

How You Disagree Matters Too, Breyer — See Also

Former Supreme Court Justice Pretends Sham Legal Theory Is Used In Good Faith: You can advocate for pragmatism without pretending originalism is a real thing.

Biglaw Firm Celebrates With Its Audience In Mind: Their firework celebration comes with a quiet room in case it gets to be too much!

What IS Porn, Really?: If it’s up to this Court, it is whatever they and other religious fundamentalists don’t (openly) like.

Alex Spiro Sets His Sights Higher Than Legal: What’s a bigger accomplishment than defending Eric Adams?

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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires, Exits, And Layoffs

June saw a slew of executive hires, promotions, exits, and layoffs across the healthcare sector.

Red, White, And Definitely Blue

While some may celebrate, others will mourn.

Lawyers Should Help Other Lawyers Start Their Own Practices

Few acts of a lawyer have a more positive impact than helping lawyers begin their own practices.

Building A Successful CLE: Enhancing Audience Engagement With Interactivity

Transform your presentation from a passive lecture into an immersive experience

A Look At How The Law Fails Patients

A look at the intersection of civil rights and health care.

Winning In A Crowded Market By Putting Clients First 

A practical roadmap for lawyers who want to lead in service.

SCOTUS Pretends Pride Is Porn In Bigot Parents Case

Next they'll make gay kids drink from a separate water fountain FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

From Surviving To Thriving

You aren't in this alone.

TN Govt. Saves School Children From Smut Like Magic Tree House, Calvin & Hobbes, & A Light In The Attic

From the 451 degrees dept.

Morning Docket: 07.03.25

* Deal market boom creates M&A lateral feeding frenzy. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Abrego Garcia lawyers detail beatings and torture at El Salvador slave labor camp. [NY Times]

* Supreme Court leaned into culture wars this Term. You think? [Reuters]

* Pour one out for your local immigration lawyer because they’re really going through it right now. [American Lawyer]

* Prosecutor disbarred over recordings. [ABA Journal]

* Lawsuit says DHS arbitrarily targeting minorities in Los Angeles. The allegations are so shocking it makes you wonder what this article looked like before the AI bias bot got to it. [Law360]

* Wisconsin Supreme Court ends ancient abortion restriction. [Mother Jones]

Prepare For More Days In The Office — See Also

Another Firm Adopts The Four-Day, In-Office Model: Enjoy three days while you can. A&O Shearman is changing it come September.

The “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Leave An Ugly Mark On Your Student Loan Plans: Read up on it and plan accordingly.

He Can Get Slowed Down, Actually: Jury issues verdict on Diddy’s five charges.

BARBRI Does More Than Bar Prep!: Look no further for career coaching, CLEs, and AI readiness!

This Week On Thinking Like A Lawyer: There go universal injunctions; Sotomayor holds no punches.

This Justice Basically *IS* The Supreme Court

This justice's jurisprudence carries the day 95% of the time.

AI Won’t Replace Lawyers — But It Will Give Them More Work (And The Tools To Handle It)

Rather than shrinking the workload, AI may dramatically expand the range and amount of viable legal claims.