Above the Law

Ed Martin Isn’t Too Proud To Beg — See Also

Martin Is Begging Tish James To Resign: He also pleaded with her to not release the letter to the public. So much for that.

Slain Judge Alledged To Be Part Of “Nasty and Sickening” Sex Ring: Forthcoming details may make sense of the in-chambers shooting.

Eric André Gets Second Swipe At Clayton County: The 11th Circuit reversed the original dismissal after “careful review.”

Prioritizing Public Service?: These law schools should be on your radar!

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Sandwich throw-downs and the end of Obergefell?

Disgraced Cryptocurrency Mastermind’s Guilty Plea To Fraud Could Give Victims Tax Relief

Kwon and Terraform Labs were hit with civil lawsuits and criminal investigations in both the United States and South Korea.

Eric André Racial Profiling Suit Against Clayton County Revived

This comedian means serious business!

Ed Martin Case Against Tish James So Bad, He’s Begging Her To Pretty Please Resign So It Looks Like He’s Done Something

Democrats should run on waiving qualified immunity.

Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour

Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.

The Best Law Schools For Public Service (2025)

The law schools that are helping graduates fight for justice in America.

I Haven’t Been To The Grocery Store In Weeks Thanks To My Inflation-Proof Urban Tariff Garden

Inflation, arbitrary tariffs, ICE ... there's a bumper crop of reasons to plant a garden.

Hospital Margins Grow, Yet Bad Debt & Expenses Continue To Climb

Kaufman Hall’s latest data shows that financial gaps between high- and low-performing organizations persist, with increasing expenses and bad debt threatening long-term stability.

Morning Docket: 08.20.25

* Clients diversifying outside counsel options after Biglaw Surrendergate. [American Lawyer]

* Ed Martin has taken the fact that even Senate Republicans thought he was too stupid to be a U.S. Attorney and turned it into a career harassing Trump’s political grudges through the Justice Department. [NY Times]

* Administration proposes taking public service loan forgiveness away from grads who work with groups that support Trans rights. [ABA Journal]

* New fallout from Supreme Court’s haphazard rejection of Chevron: workers have fewer legal options to hold employers accountable for enabling client harassment. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Kilmar Abrego moves to drop charges based on the DOJ only prosecuting him to cover up the fact that they wrongfully sent him to a torture camp. [Reuters]

* FCC considering regulatory changes to deliver windfall to the commissioners’ inevitable future employers. [Law360]

* Lawyer charged with murder. [WSMV]

What’s The Office Policy? It Depends — See Also

Four Days For Some: DLA Piper’s corporate associates will have to spend an extra day at the office.

Make America Great No More?: Former MAGA attorney Roger Alford goes full HPE/Juniper merger truther.

AI Adoption Is Hitting Top Tier Law Schools: Somebody has to teach future attorneys how to proof their work!

What’s In A Name, Anyway?: AffiniPay changes their name to 8AM.

Notes From The Technosphere: Musings on AI hallucinations and pirates fresh from ILTACON!

Is This The Next Supreme Court Great Dissenter?

This justice got a lot of practice this Term.

How The One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Retirement Planning For Lawyers

These changes create new opportunities for tax-efficient retirement planning, but they also require careful consideration of timing and strategy.

Fifth Circuit Takes Sledgehammer To Labor Rights

Huge win for an expansive view of presidential authority.

Amy Coney Barrett Thinks ‘Collegiality’ Keeps The Legal Profession From Being ‘Bleak’

Thankfully, the arguing sometimes ends outside of the courtroom.

AffiniPay Decides It’s *Time* For A Name Change

Parent of LawPay and MyCase rebrands as 8am.