Above the Law

Rankings Drama Hits Law Schools, Law Firms

And a crazy billing story.

The Bottleneck Legal Built

When you own the process, you own every question, every delay, and every handoff that doesn't go smoothly.

John Fugelsang’s Separation Of Church And Hate Is Antidote To Blasphemous Trump Posts

What’s yet another display of distasteful Trumpian idolatry on the internet?

The Senate Is ‘Prepared’ To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice — And Ted Cruz Might Be The Pick

I mean someone (cough, Alito, cough) would have to retire first, so the cart may be before the cart here.

‘A Significant Assault On Our Health’: Healthcare Policy Leaders Condemn Trump’s Budget Proposal

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposes deep healthcare cuts, raising concerns about harm to patients and research.

Morning Docket: 04.15.26

* The Am Law 100 is out. Kirkland made a lot of money. [American Lawyer]

* And with it, Kirkland snags Wachtell’s top distressed-debt lawyer for a guaranteed $80 million over three years. [Financial Times]

* Conservative D.C. Circuit judges block Judge Boasberg from exercising his power to hold a party in contempt just because they repeatedly ignored court orders to take illegal actions. [Reuters]

* State efforts to rein in Kalshi are a 50-50 proposition. [National Law Journal]

* Justice Department looks to void seditious conspiracy convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. [CNN]

* Grok sued for data center pollution. [Law360]

* Pro tem judge loses job after creating fake parking document. [ABA Journal]

The Verdict Is In — See Also

DLA Piper Wins Workplace Discrimination Suit: Guess juries don’t like mistakes in work product either.

A Challenger Approaches!: A freshly merged firm will break into the top 20.

All’s Well That Settles Well: Troutman Pepper settles $35M racial discrimination suit.

Clearing Up The Myths About Mythos: Read this before you panic. You can panic once you’re done.

Looking For Who’s Who In California?: These are the top Biglaw firms in the state.

Equity Partners Had A Banger Year At This Biglaw Firm

Profits are way up at the firm.

Turning Defense Into Offense

Nothing blocks a license transaction more than when the target feels that they have a killer noninfringement defense.

Centerbase Launches AI-Powered Business Intelligence Tool That Gives Firms Citation-Backed Answers From Their Own Data

The company is debuting the product this week at the 2026 Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference & Expo in National Harbor, Md.

The Dark Side Of LinkedIn Networking: How To Recognize Harvesting And Protect Your Professional Network 

Extraction is not collaboration.

What Lawyers Need To Know About Anthropic’s Mythos

The most talked about model is not as scary as it seems... and that might be worse.

Say Hello To The Next Top 20 Firm: Partners Approve Transatlantic Biglaw Merger

The urge to merge just went global in a $2.8 billion deal. Congrats!

$35 Million Racial Discrimination Suit Against Troutman Pepper Ends In Settlement

The firm opted not to find out what a jury thought of the 'he's an equal-opportunity assh*le' defense.

Jury Decides Mother-To-Be’s Discrimination Case In DLA Piper’s Favor

Sometimes a firing is just a firing!