Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

Donna Adelson and her legal team recently tried their hand at the dismissal gambit. 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. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

As her legal team mounts a defense, they’re trying to mitigate against the evidence that will be used in trial. 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

APRIL 22, 2025

People haven’t just been voicing their support, they’ve been throwing their dollars in too — Luigi recently used $ 300k raised by grassroots supporters to help fund his legal team. 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

MAY 9, 2025

Lawyer Charged With Stealing Beer, Trying To Bite Officer [ABA Journal] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

There has to be some decent legal work when you’re within driving distance from one of the largest legal hubs in the country. Either way, the legal door was shut on DeFranco. 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

MARCH 6, 2025

(Photo by Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images) In the backlash against DEI, someone has to champion a legal defense that will prevent us from spiraling toward a monoculture. 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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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2023

Political and legal fights over censorship continue at the state level as well: last month, librarians in Missouri sued the state due to its ban on “sexually explicit materials” in schools.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Chronicling the Adelson trial has had its fair share of clever legal arguments and delays, but this development happened out of court. Donna Adelson Moved To Protective Custody At Jail After Alleged Assault, Extortion [Tallahassee] Earlier: Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2025

(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) When the artist formerly respected as Drake launched a legal battle against Universal Music Group for platforming Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us,” many saw the move as Drake throwing in the musical towel. There’s really only one response to such a legal slap in the ego.

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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

APRIL 17, 2025

There’s a decade old compilation of rappers shouting out their legal defense in a song or two, but the more recent signs of respect and appreciation have been a lot more personal. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Louis School of Law.

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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. Yet it happened again this week — and it happened not once, but in two separate cases, one in Missouri and the other in Massachusetts. In the Missouri case, Kruse v.

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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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Patently O

AUGUST 7, 2021

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. 2.2. David Hricik (Mercer Law School): Academic Perspective on Patent Valuation 1: Recent Legal and Technological Changes Reducing Patent Value. 2.6. Robert Greenspoon (Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC): Past and Future Constitutional Challenges in Patent Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Buffalo’s ERT was formed in 2014 following protests that occurred after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri. ” Days after the incident involving Gugino, Brown ordered a new police unit that was trained in civil rights issues to handle peaceful protests.

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SquirePattonBoggs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The challengers in the other case are a coalition of ten states led by Missouri. We say “almost” because the one (and only) time the full Court heard oral argument on an emergency stay application was way back in December 1970 in the classic administrative-law case of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v.

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Connor Reporting

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Ethical considerations and requirements, as well as new case precedents, mistrials and sanctions are popping up daily throughout the country due to the misuse and lack of understanding of the affect social media now has in the work environment and practice of law. Law Practice Management hour, not CLE.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2023

This post is by Carlos Manuel Vázquez , a professor of law at Georgetown Law School. Supreme Court last summer, the case is now before the Ninth Circuit for decision of the legal question that is likely to be decisive: which law governs? It is cross-posted at Transnational Litigation Blog.

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Above The Law

APRIL 29, 2025

Good lawyers leave their mark on legal communities. In what has to be the best case for law schools to begin teaching a summer module on how to add watermarks to briefs, a Michigan based law firm decided to zhuzh up their legal writing with a picture. Louis School of Law. Not everything, though.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 28, 2023

This post is by Maggie Gardner, a professor of law at Cornell Law School. Pennsylvania Fire approved a Missouri statute that required out-of-state insurance companies to appoint a state official as an agent for service of process for any suit. It is cross-posted at Transnational Litigation Blog.

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Above The Law

APRIL 11, 2025

Even before WashU achieved T14 status (along with 16 others), I flew around 800 miles from home to learn about the Chevron doctrine and the rule of law, two formerly foundational aspects of American legal study and practice that now lie dead below. Would you consider doing a round trip super commute to attend law school?

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 18, 2025

Dodge (George Washington University Law School) and first published on Transnational Litigation Blog. The Eighth Circuit had previously held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) barred most of Missouris claims but that the hoarding claim fell within the acts commercial activity exception. Reposted with permission.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Either way, it’s looking to be a hard knock life for Buzbee — legally speaking — in the months to come. Jay-Z’s Claims Against Buzbee May Get Trimmed, Judge Says [Law360] Earlier : Jay-Z Caught Up In Diddy Freakoff Fallout Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Per the usual, there was a lot more going on than we could possibly cover but we did manage to feature highlights from the best volunteers and minds in the legal profession. ABAMidYear @ABAesq @BarPresidents @LaurenceEsq pic.twitter.com/aKfxmEQMV1 — Legal Talk Network (@LegalTalkNet) January 25, 2019. hails from Butte, Montana.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Association of American Law Schools recently joined the chorus. Here’s an excerpt of their statement : We are very concerned by recent statements by elected officials and administration representatives that put into question courts authority to review the legality of executive action. Louis School of Law.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 25, 2024

Missouri, National Rifle Association of America v. Missouri , the court is considering a massive censorship system coordinated by federal agencies and social media companies. The case resonates with many who believe that the legal system is being politically weaponized in this country. The three cases ( Murthy v. In Murthy v.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Law schools have been stuck between a rock and the Trump administration when it comes to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion on their campuses. It also didn’t hurt that the ABA required law schools to foster diversity if they intended to gain or keep their accreditation. 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

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Although I have provided Sean Combs with the high level of legal representation expected by the court, under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs,” Ricco wrote. Despite Ricco’s departure, Diddy still has a dedicated legal team that is willing to defend him in court.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

The legal community has been responding in kind. Earlier : Georgetown Law To Ed Martin: F All The Way Off Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. 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 11, 2025

Kendrick’s halftime show got slapped with the DEI label , a Black pilot with locs and a grill talked about the importance of caution and prayer got tone policed by thousands of people that literally aren’t qualified to do his job , and the legal profession isn’t faring any better. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 24, 2025

If Drake and his legal team seriously want to go in on this silence is sufficient for defamation line of argument, that can only mean one thing. It is shameful that these foolish and frivolous legal theatrics continue. 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

MARCH 20, 2025

ChatGPT Faces Legal Complaint After A User Inputted Their Own Name And Found It Accused Them Of Made-Up Crimes [PC Gamer] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. 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

MARCH 10, 2025

USA Today recently named some of the former party-goers who will need to quickly get in touch with their legal teams to defend their names: Comedian Druski and football wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. 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

MARCH 27, 2025

When states began to legalize the production and sale of weed, people were quick to try and make a quick buck off the blunts being passed around. 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.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Shortly after the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter , we got word of law schools scrubbing DEI mentions from their websites and that the American Bar Association decided to stop enforcing DEI accreditation requirements on law schools. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

NY Daily News has coverage: Elon Musk is mulling legal action against creepy Minnesota Gov. 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. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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