Above the Law

The Hoagie Heard Round The World — See Generally

One If By Land, Two If By Subway: DOJ fires lawyer who tossed sandwich at federal officer and this administration WILL NOT STAND for sandwiches thrown at law enforcmenet. Trying to kill them with fire extinguishers and flagpoles, though… much different story.

The Biglaw Circle Of Life…: Morris Manning defections move mid-sized firm into merger with Taft, creating an even bigger firm to one day get stuck in a proverbial bathtub.

Speaking Of The Bathtub Of Despair: Willkie begins laying off staff while begging associates not to leave. That deal with Trump is working out great!

Party Like It’s 2009!: Recession seems likely for the legal industry.

Marriage Equality On The Clock: The court that gave us the end of Roe makes big flirty eyes at Obergefell.

Bonus Round: More firms join the summer bonus game.

Bar Exam Roulette: California once again treats February test-takers like Schrödinger’s lawyers, flipping their results and their mental health in one click.

It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times — See Also

Staff Layoffs And Retention Bonuses: Pick a struggle, Willkie.

Washington D.C. Pushes Back Against Militarizing The Police Force: Remember when Republicans were the small government party?

What Happens To A Passing Grade Deferred?: Three more test takers passed the February California Bar after score changes.

Sandwich Thrower Caught On Video: Must see TV right here!

Pick Your Fighter Wisely: Clients usually shouldn’t use multiple firms for the same matter.

Trump’s Push For U.S. Drug Manufacturing Expands To Pharma Ingredients With New Executive Order

The Trump administration is directing the Department of Health and Human Services to identify about 26 ‘critical medicines.’

Stat(s) Of The Week: Midsize Firms Gain Ground

Taking stock of the ‘eye of the hurricane.’

Teaching How To ‘Think Like a Lawyer’ Revisited

GenAI gives the concept of training law students to think like a lawyer a whole new meaning.

Clients Often Shouldn’t Use Multiple Law Firms For One Matter

Too many cooks ...

What Today’s Rainmakers Know About Client Loyalty And Personal Value 

We explore how mindsets are evolving in the legal space in this episode of the 'Be That Lawyer' podcast.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Trump Threatens Bayh‑Dole March‑In To Punish Harvard—After Refusing It For COVID

From the *priorities* dept

Morning Docket: 08.15.25

* Which firms are stockpiling fleeing government lawyers? [National Law Journal]

* Report suggests Russian hackers were inside PACER for years. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Trump administration targeting legal Ukrainian refugees now. [WSJ]

* AI hallucinations hit Australian murder case. [ABC]

* NFL loses bid to resolve Brian Flores discrimination case with its own kangaroo arbitration. [Law360]

* Supreme Court allows social media age check law to remain in effect. [Reuters]

* Gerry Spence dies at 96. [AP News]

Fast Food & Fast Former DOJ Employee Arrests — See Also

Alleged D.C. Sandwich Thrower Arrested: No Happy Meals where he’s going.

Hunter Biden Responds To Threat Of Billion-Dollar Suit: Short, sweet, and to the point.

These Are The Client Service Trailblazers: See who is at the top of the game!

NY Politician Wants The NY Bar Examiners To Do Better: The NYBOLE’s health crisis response was lackluster.

NY Assembly To Decide On Clock Should Stop Act: Pressure against the NY bar examiners is coming from all sides.

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Biglaw Billing Rates Take Another Leap

It makes for an 'unexpectedly prosperous' quarter.

Want To Be A Successful Legal Tech Startup? Just Do One Thing

You can’t divert your time and energies trying to launch two, three, or four products at the same time. It just won’t work.

New York’s ‘Clock Should Stop Act’ Could Ensure Safety Measures For Future Bar Exams

A step in the right direction!