Above the Law

Inaction On Judge Eleanor Ross Sends A Clear Message: Retaliating Against Whistleblowers Is OK

Ross is clearly no longer exhibiting good behavior.

Legal Operations Was Built For The AI Era

The technology is different, but the conversations aren't.

Exclusive: As Its Kaleidoscope Conference Returns For Year Two, 8am Trades Austin’s Cowboy Boots For The Las Vegas Strip — And Books The Savannah Bananas’ Founder As Keynote

The yellow-tuxedoed showman is famous for turning a struggling minor league baseball franchise into a viral global phenomenon by putting fan experience above all else.

Former Mayo Clinic Leader Sues System Over Alleged AI Cover-Up: 6 Things To Know

A former Mayo Clinic research director claims she was silenced, demoted, and ultimately fired for sounding the alarm on AI safety and patient privacy lapses at the health system. Traci Tamiko Eto is now suing Mayo for retaliation.

Morning Docket: 07.14.26

* States take up antitrust challenge to Paramount-Warner Bros. deal after DOJ looks the other way in deference to presidential donors. [Deadline]

* Fifth Circuit overturns earlier panel decision and reaffirmed that the federal government can hold those suspected of immigration violations indefinitely without bond. [Stateline]

* Remembering Lindsey Graham’s Judiciary Committee legacy of craven hypocrisy. [Balls and Strikes]

* Second Circuit nixes effort to get rid of congestion pricing. [Law360]

* ICE guns down another innocent man — not even a target of law enforcement — this time in Maine. [CNN]

* A years-long investigation into a wrongful rape conviction in Syracuse and how the police, the university, and the courts all failed. [ProPublica]

* Todd Blanche’s confirmation faces strong headwinds as some Republicans raise concerns. [Slate]

* Can the government force the NY Times to give up its sources? [Reuters]

* Lawyers unsure if AI is providing actual value. [ABA Journal]

‘Trump v. Trump’ Did Not Impress The Judge — See Also

Benchslapped By His Own Petard: Judge nixes Trump v. IRS settlement citing administration’s unitary executive nonsense.

Todd Blanche Loses Lindsey Graham: Contentious confirmation hearing set to begin this week will have to go ahead without Lindsey Graham after the senator died over the weekend (perhaps he’ll be dealing with Graham’s sister, who has been tapped to fill out his term).

Yale Law Lost The Top Spot In The 2026 U.S. News Rankings: And the school’s placement is even worse in this projected version of the 2027 ranking.

But Yale Law Students Still Hold Moral High Ground: Even if USNWR doesn’t celebrate the school, the students are out here standing up for the rule of law.

Curb Your Billable Hours: Latham partner nails speaking role on Larry David’s new show.

Carolyn Herzog On Why Legal Leaders Need Optimism, Not Certainty

The old legal instinct to pause, assess, and draw hard boundaries no longer works.

Arguments That Embarrass Only The Advocate

Thinking about issues is a good idea. Making silly arguments that reflect poorly on your intelligence is a less good idea.

Judge Cites Supreme Court’s Newfound Unitary Executive Theory To Blow Up Trump’s IRS Settlement

If the President really is the entire executive branch, then he can't be on both sides of the 'v.'

Well, This Doesn’t Help Todd Blanche

Lindsey Graham's death ahead of this week's confirmation hearing leaves a very conspicuous empty chair.

A ‘Projection’ Of The 2027 U.S. News Law School Rankings

Which law schools are excluded from the T14 in this version of the rankings? And what happened to Yale?

Legal Ethics Roundup: Lawyer ‘Negligence’ For Not Using AI, Cameras At SCOTUS, Law School Laptop Ban & More

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

Larry David Casts His Biglaw Lawyer In New Show

Latham partner Andrew Clubok appears as Senator Potter in Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.

Overstock Loon Patrick Byrne Loses To Himself In Court, Must Pay Hunter Biden

RIP to a real one.

Surprise, Surprise: More Evidence That What You Say To Your Chatbot Isn’t Always Private

Those of us in the legal profession have a responsibility to sound the alarm about what our clients and the public as a whole put in chatbots