Above the Law

Quinn Emanuel Learns $3M Ethics Lesson — See Also

“A Culture Of Lawyering That Is Deeply Disturbing”: Quinn Emanuel gets sanctioned over repeatedly spreading misleading statements.

Looksmaxxing, Mogging And Banging Gavels: Clavicular’s judge humbled the alligator corpse desecrator in more ways than one.

Capitol Police Want Their Share Of The Jan. 6th Slush Fund: The first suit of many!

Susman Godfrey Isn’t Afraid Of Diversity: The Biglaw firm continues with their DEI scholarship despite the Administration’s bullying.

Thanks, Constitution!: Former Sheriff earns 6 figure settlement after being arrested for social media post.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Another DOJ brief that looks like Trump wrote it and a young associate that knows his stuff.

Biglaw Firm Giving Their Associates The Best Work

Good job!

Man Arrested For Charlie Kirk Post Wins 6 Figure Settlement

The only thing better than an 'I told you so' is one that comes with a substantial windfall!

Quinn Emanuel Just Got a $3 Million Ethics Lesson. A Judge Made Them Write It Themselves.

A federal judge sanctioned the firm and called out a "deeply disturbing" culture of lawyering.

Maybe Law Professors Need To Sit Out The Next Few Constitutional Crises

Thanks, but no thanks.

Susman Godfrey Continues DEI Scholarship Program As Other Biglaw Firms Flinch Amid Intensifying Political Attacks

The firm’s annual scholarship prize for law students of color returns amid the Trump administration’s ongoing anti-diversity crusade.

From Tax Lawsuit To Anti-Lawfare Fund: Examining Trump’s Unprecedented Settlement With His Own Government

Trump and his family will not receive anything from this fund but instead get a formal apology from the United States.

Don’t Let The Client Write The Brief As A Treat

More on Biglaw's insider trading scandal and a rare feel good story.

Capitol Police Officers Sue To Block Trump Slush Fund For Rioters

Hopefully just the first suit.

How 3 Elite Firms Drove Biglaw Innovation With Litera

Presenting winning use cases at the inaugural Foundation Innovation Awards.

As The National Debt Soars, Trump Steals Billions From Taxpayers To Redistribute To January 6 Rioters

It's like an endless buffet of items you don't want and can't stomach.

Looksmaxxing Influencer Walked Into Court And Got Mogged By The Judge (Yeah, I’m Not Sure What That Headline Means Either)

Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, took a plea deal for shooting a dead alligator on livestream. The internet does not care about that. The internet cares about the judge.

48 Groups Want Trump Administration To Improve Process To Resolve Payer-Provider Disputes

A coalition of employer and consumer groups is urging the Trump administration to crack down on alleged abuse of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process.

Morning Docket: 05.20.26

* Former member of Watergate prosecution team explains how Trump’s January 6 slush fund exposes DOJ lawyers to fraud charges down the road. Not if they all get pardons first… [Bloomberg Law News]

* James Comey realizes he’s probably one of the only people actually due some money from this “anti-weaponization” fund, which is both true and honestly hilarious. [The Hill]

* Reed O’Connor “enjoins” hospital from complying with federal judge ruling from their own state. In a normal world, that would be a swift impeachment and removal from the bench, but it’s the full Caligula era now. [Slate]

* Todd Blanche seems to be lying under oath, which honestly tracks. [The New Republic]

* NYC lateral hiring at 3-year high. [New York Law Journal]

* Alex Murdaugh now suing the clerk whose actions led to his murder convictions getting overturned. [ABA Journal]

* Boies Schiller and Dentons defeat RICO suit brought by former client. [Reuters]

* Quinn Emanuel sanctioned… more. [Law360]

Biglaw Firm Mourns Veteran Partner — See Also

Quinn Emanuel Honors Harry Olivar: Our condolences to his friends and family.

That’s Not The Bragging Point You Think It Is: Todd Blanche reminds everyone Trump owns him.

Not Only A Riot, A Get Rich Scheme!: Check out the $1.8B Jan. 6th slush fund!

Costco Moves To Dismiss Tariff Refund Class Action: There’s no guarantee that the tariff refunds will come through anyway.

The ABA Might Actually Matter?!: Empirical data backs the ABA’s gatekeeping role.