Above the Law

Loss Can Drive Merging — See Also

60-Lawyer Exodus Starts Merger Talk: Move ’em while you still can!

Contempt Of Public: Chief Justice Roberts really doesn’t like you people. Let us count the ways.

4th Time’s The Charm: Susman Godfrey just netted a yuge win against Trump.

Trump Administration Decides Harvard Didn’t Do Enough To Stop Antisemitism: This is going to get used as leverage somehow isn’t it?

Who Is The Most Prestigious In Boston?: Read this to find out which regional Biglaw firm reigns supreme!

You’re Selling Legal Tech All Wrong: Chad Aboud’s Playbook For Getting Buy-In

One of the biggest mistakes in-house lawyers make is framing legal tech as something that solves legal problems.

Does Trump In Fact Deserve The Nobel Peace Prize?

At first glance, it appears that Trump has pulled off a near-miracle.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Chesebro Disbarred, 40.8% Tax On Lawyers & Lit Funders, DOJ Whistleblower Calls Out Bove & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.

Work/Life Balance Doesn’t Have To Be A Myth For Lawyers

Yes, you can be a lawyer and have a life too!

How Healthcare Leaders Are Responding To The Supreme Court’s Preventive Care Ruling

SCOTUS upheld the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurance coverage of certain preventive services without cost-sharing. Many healthcare leaders applauded the decision, though some concerns remain.

Trump Is 0-4 Defending His Biglaw Executive Orders

Susman's motion for summary judgment was granted.

Morning Docket: 06.30.25

* Susman Godfrey successfully defeats the Trump executive order aimed at the firm. [Law360]

* Meanwhile, Mark Zaid’s case against the Trump administration’s retaliation efforts goes on. [National Law Journal]

* 50 Cent continues to have deep thoughts about the Diddy trial. [HipHopDX]

* Paul Weiss management committee member bolts for Proskauer. And it’s not a litigator. Everything’s going great over at Paul Weiss![American Lawyer]

* Deep dive into how DOJ’s public corruption unit got sidelined. [Reuters]

* Paul Hastings sets $2.5 billion revenue goal. [Bloomberg Law News]

* New York Legal Aid going on strike. [Gothamist]

Sotomayor Paints Path For The Resistance — See Generally

Just Because You Lost The Battle, It Doesn’t Mean You’ve Lost The War: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent shows there is a way forward.

Perkins Coie Makes Some Big Staffing Changes: Staff bears the burnt of the cuts.

Biglaw Partner Watches A Little Too Much Pulp Fiction: And it shows in a most peculiar way.

Bummed About All Those Pesky Rights The Constitution Provides? Here’s a plan, sue all the judges!

New Mega Firm Alert: Looks like McDermott Will & Schulte is really happening.

Milbank Is Going After The Trump Administration On Tariffs: Where was this chutzpah when Trump was threatening the firm?

Law Student Gets Rewarded For Writing A Paper Arguing The Constitution Is For White People: Law school dean is the model of ineptitude.

Trump Thinks Reporting The Truth Is A Punishable Offense — See Also

Accurate News Coverage Of Unilateral Iran Strike Angers Trump: He wants the Press to apologize. First Amendment, who?

So Long And Thanks For All The National Injunctions: Major blow to meaningfully stopping Trump from doing whatever he wants.

Do Women Wearing Pants Offend Your Religious Sensibilities?: This SCOTUS decision gives you permission to opt your kids out of class.

A Huge Merger Is On The Way!: McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel poised to sign merger agreement by July 1st!

Department Of Justice Investigates University of California For Racial Discrimination: The state hasn’t had legally permissible affirmative action polices since 1996.

Sure, NOW Nationwide Injunctions Are A Problem

It wasn't a problem when the shoe was on the other foot.

At The NATO Summit At The Hague, Ukraine Takes A Backseat

As US President Donald Trump made headlines, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a much more low-key presence at this year’s NATO summit.

Are Lawyers More Likely To Suffer Health Problems?

Is the profession speeding us all to early graves?

Mary Meeker’s Trends In AI Report: A Must Read For Lawyers And Legal Professionals

How many law firms are thinking strategically about what AI can now do and how that affects (or could affect) their practice?

Stat(s) Of The Week: Perennial Favorites

Which schools dominate the ATL rankings?