Above the Law

The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation

Probably has something to do with them doing their jobs.

Conservative Judges Hiring Clerks Before 1L Exams Because Ideology Is The Only Grade That Matters

A two-tiered clerkship process has developed with one favoring academic rigor and the other favoring FedSoc connections.

The 2026 Am Law 100 Is Out, And Surprise: The Rich Law Firms Got Richer

From Kirkland's $10.5 billion haul to Wachtell's obscene per-partner profits, here's everything you need to know about who won Biglaw in 2025.

Kirkland Lures Wachtell’s Top Restructuring Lawyer With An $80M Incentive To Jump Ship

That's a lot of reasons to leave your Biglaw home.

Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Law Firms To Work For In America (2027)

Associates rank their firms based on their own happiness -- and there's been a major shakeup. Did your law firm make the cut?

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?

‘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.