Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

Dating a lawyer can be rough. Long hours, unnecessary Latin injected into conversations, complaints about the rule of law being in crisis when you really just want to re-watch Chelsea Handler’s “The Feeling” — the list goes on. A lawyer in Illinois committing fraud? Come on, man, Chicago is right there!

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Vance’s book isn’t the only book lawyers with children may recognize on the nix list: “No Truth Without Ruth” by Kathleen Krull (affiliate link) also got tripped up in the censorship. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As Elie Mystal mentioned on Thinking Like A Lawyer’s 400th episode , we’re still wading in the wake of what SFFA v. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the fame and glitz, but on some level this was just a live streamed employee who, knowing that the audience heard about their legal troubles, decided to break the 4th wall and say “Lawyers, can’t live with ’em, can definitely live without em!” Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

Just think about the hesitancy many people felt upon realizing that the lawyers defending Ahmaud Arbery’s killers were really pushing for an all white jury or how worried people have been about flying since “gutting DEI” was quickly followed with planes kissing the ground prematurely: > "No more DEI air traffic controllers!

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. XYZ Corporation.

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2024

Since then, lawyer getting in trouble has been a consistent theme — Nicole Fegan faced some legal trouble over giving a non-client advice and Fani Willis — the lead prosecutor on the case — has been all over the news. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Law360 has coverage: A California state judge said Tuesday that he’s inclined to toss Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s extortion claims against personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee and some, but not all, of the rapper’s defamation allegations stemming from a now-abandoned rape lawsuit. Louis School of Law.

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LegalTalkNetwork

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

From ABA President-Elect Judy Perry Martinez updating us on gun violence, lawyer wellness, and legal education to author Bill Burnett sharing his wisdom on “Designing Your Life” as well as detailed discussions on jury selection, socio-economic bias in the courts, ABA Blueprint, gatherings of federal judges, human trafficking, Tinker v.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The American Bar Association recently penned an open letter condemning the Executive’s preemptive disregard for the judiciary, asking lawyers to defend the rule of law and all they got was completely cutoff from executive agencies. The Association of American Law Schools recently joined the chorus.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Given his billionaire status, Sean Combs was able to retain some of the best lawyers money could buy. One of the high-profile lawyers representing Sean Combs hit a rock representing Diddy; now he wants out. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Lawyers, law schools and law firms have long been thought of as the people and places that love a good principled argument. Besides those two, most law firms and law schools appear to be biting their tongue to see how things pan out before they make a stand. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 19, 2025

Finishing law school can be a challenge, but it’s the bumps on the road that really get you. John’s — they are running a peer-to-peer study program that will give you some institutional support with having the study sessions that help you think like a lawyer. Louis School of Law. I love that.

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Above The Law

MARCH 27, 2025

2020 was a big year for lawyers and their burgeoning cannabis practices. Between consumer demand and the legal ambiguities of weed being legal in some states while also being a Schedule 1 drug federally, the clear legal ambiguity put dollar signs in many a lawyers eyes. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

The mature thing for Walz to do in this situation is to have a couple of lawyers on speed dial in case Musk takes him to court. Tim Walz Over Nazi Salute Accusation [NY Daily News] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

When Above the Law usually talks about a group of over 2,000+ lawyers getting together to show support, it usually means that some big name went above and beyond for bonus season. In that letter, they called on lawyers to join in and speak out on the rule of law’s behalf and they’re doing so in droves.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

When Donald Trump thought about what it took, he decided to appoint a lawyer who said “ veterans weren’t fit to work ” and is known for bending the truth past its breaking point. Donald Trump is promoting failed lawyer Alina Habba to act as the Interim U.S. Louis School of Law. Attorney for New Jersey.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

Once norms are broken then youre shaking some of the foundation of the rule of law, she added. Unexpectedly, she placed some of the fault on law schools: The fact that some of our public leaders are lawyers advocating or making statements challenging the rule of law tells me that fundamentally our law schools are failing, she said.

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 13, 2024

While law school teaches students the intricacies of the law and how to pass the bar exam, it often fails to provide practical knowledge. James Patterson: The #1 Lawyer James Patterson, known for his bestsellers in various genres, has always been intrigued by legal novels, crime thrillers, and courtroom dramas.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2021

Thousands of US law students and of members of the Missouri, Texas and DC bars have signed a petition for the disbarment of Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz for their objections to Congressional certification of the Electoral College’s votes. Nearly 3,000 of these were members of the Missouri, Texas, and DC bars.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

MN Daily has coverage: The search for a new assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Minnesota Law School is paused as the University reassesses its DEI programs, according to an email from Dean William McGeveran to Law School students, faculty and staff on Friday. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2025

It is ready made for anyone who needs to brush up on their Con Law because of time constraints, be it because they are presiding over a declining country’s rapid departure from the rule of law or because they need to cram for an upcoming law exam. Louis School of Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The 50-year-old Sauer has many of the credentials associated with others who have served as the country’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court. A Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Harvard Law School, he clerked on the U.S. After stepping down as Missouri’s solicitor general, Sauer formed his own law firm, the James Otis Law Group.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As ridiculous as this law school professor censorship saga has been, it is a much better beat that following up on every time Amy Wax gets in trouble for saying stuff in class that could be mistaken for Kanye Twitter rants. Ken Levy of LSU Law back in class. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 14, 2025

Not just the ones we impose on our own job search like opportunities for hybrid work, not bending the knee to Trump at minimum or standing on the rule of law at best, but external ones too. One former lawyer didn’t get the message, but he will definitely be getting jail time. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Of all the Lawyer of the Year titles ATL has handed out over the years, that one has aged the worst. Columbia Anti-Israel Protest Ringleader Mahmoud Khalil Faces Court Hearing On Detention [Fox News] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 4, 2025

The statement doesn’t come out swinging as hard as the 363-professor amicus brief , but the bravery it takes for professors to stand up for the rule of law despite the risk of backlash is still commendable. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And he isn’t the only one undermining the two anchors — JD Vance took to X to show that he doesn’t have an even basic understanding of how judicial review works: JD Vance, a Yale-educated lawyer and sitting VP, claims judges cant check executive power. Louis School of Law. Thats literally their job.

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