Above the Law

The Worst 100 Days Of A Presidency

Trump has proven that he's unreliable; that reputation won't go away.

Legal Ethics Roundup: FBI Arrests Judge – AG Hints at More, Prosecutors Resign, Trump Org Fires Ethics Atty & More

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

There’s A Gap Between Healthcare Leaders’ AI Confidence And Their Ability To Scale

Healthcare leaders might be too confident about their AI readiness, according to new research. It showed that 70% of leaders feel at least somewhat confident in their organization’s AI governance frameworks, but only 15% report having scalable infrastructure in place.

Morning Docket: 04.28.25

* Partners come out in defense of Susman Godfrey in suit against Trump. [Reuters]

* S&C trying to downplay their role as collaborator-in-chief. [American Lawyer]

* Supreme Court considering constitutionality of diverting public school funding to religious schools. [Bloomberg Law News]

* A look back at the journey George Santos took from Congress to prison. [AP]

* Kneedler’s final argument draws standing ovation at Supreme Court. [NY Times]

* Nike investors angry that company STOPPED nonsense Ponzi scheme. [Law360]

* Canada votes on whether it wants to be the 51st state or not. [The Walrus]

The Courts Are Fine, We’re Fine, Everything’s Fine — See Also

Orange Is The New Black (Robes): FBI agents arresting judges in their courthouses sadly was on our 2025 bingo card.

Justice Breyer Still Believes In Institutions... For Some Reason: Bless his heart, he thinks the rule of law is still a thing.

New DOJ Slogan: 'Fake It 'Til You Make It': After making up a fake Supreme Court quote, is the Justice Department farming out their wrongful deportation case to ChatGPT?

Having A Conscience, Not Just For Philosophy Majors Anymore: Law students taking their disgust over Biglaw surrender straight to OCI.

You Yadda Yadda-ed The Best Part: Sam Alito skips the “actually applying the law” part of in his latest deportation opinion.

The Rich Get Richer: The AmLaw 100 has 99 problems but cash ain't one.

From SCOTUSblog To MAGABlog: The venerable Supreme Court blog acquired by former Trump DOJ official.

More Like LinkedOUT, Am I Right?: Disillusioned Kirkland attorneys are quitting in revulsion and airing it all out one LinkedIn post at a time.

'I Don't Like The Look Of It': A deep dive into the experience of Willy Wonka's general counsel during Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.

You Can Check Off ‘Judges Are Getting Arrested’ From Your How-Bad-Is-It-Really? List — See Also

The Judge Was Arrested In Her Own Courthouse: Kash Patel bragged about the arrest on Twitter.

Hunting For A Federal Clerkship?: These are the schools judges want to see on your application!

Movement Of The People: The Kirkland Exodus grows in number.

Pauline Newman’s Oral Argument Gets Bogged Down By Judge Hypotheticals: Much ado about disability scenarios that weren’t related to the case at all.

Turns Out Trying To Shut Down Employee Communication Isn’t Just Rude: There’s an NLRB probe coming for Skadden.

Boeing To Sell Parts Of Digital Aviation Solutions Portfolio For $10.55 Billion

Lawyers Should Not Exploit Unfair Advantages

Playing the long game is usually a better tactic.

The Sidley Associate Arguing At The Supreme Court

The associate is getting called up to the big league.

The Kirkland Exodus Is Picking Up Steam

More associates would rather *not* be associated with this decision.

Judge Lamberth Will Shank Anyone Who Touches The VOA

This is the way.

So, We’ve Entered The ‘FBI Arresting Judges’ Stage Of Dystopia

The FBI posted about the arrest on social media because of course.

Designing A Legal Career That Works For You (And Your Family)

Previewing the MothersEsquire Conference Panel: Managing Career Choices

U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Federal Clerkships (2025)

These law schools may help you get the most prestigious jobs.

How You Can Avoid The ‘Mortal Sin’ Of Billing Practices

Lawyer Claude Ducloux explores the remote law firm environment in these short-form videos and on-demand webinar.