Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Did you expect his questions to revolve around fireworks, trains, and jurisdictional issues? I was willing to cut Landry some slack; its not like Louisiana requires governors to have a legal training. Legal fees aside — and that’s a big aside — Prof. Thing is, Landry does.

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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. After years of delays, Donna Adelson’s trial is finally picking up some speed.

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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

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.

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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

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 6, 2025

Types of Content to Consider Blogs: Written articles that provide education, legal updates, or case studies. Videos: Quick explainer videos or legal tips recorded in a professional but approachable way. Podcasts: Audio content discussing relevant legal trends, featuring guest experts, or answering common legal questions.

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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!”

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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.

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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

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.

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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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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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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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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. But that reputation is slipping.

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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. As it turns out, neither are potential associates!

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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

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.

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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. Not so tee-hee. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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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

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

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. You’d think Elon is thinking about suing Fuentes too, right?

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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

MARCH 25, 2025

Nazis Got Better Treatment: DC Circuit Judge Slams DOJ Attorney on Alien Enemies Act Deportations [Law.com] Earlier : Trump White House Tests Supreme Court Loyalty With Increasingly Crackpot Legal Arguments 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 28, 2025

And true to form whenever someone dressed up in a suit and polite language wants to speak to students about how curtailing rights is actually a good thing, some law school dean is anchoring the platforming in appeals to free speech. Now you might say, Hey, having those discussions in a law class room is what free speech is all about!

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Above The Law

APRIL 14, 2025

Most firms are invested in the maintenance of the rule of law and an adversarial legal system. That’s why over 500 law firms signed on in support of Perkins Coie. 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 13, 2025

Their founder, Traci Feit Love, urges the importance of a timely response to the attack on the rule of law: “These actions are not just policy disputes – they represent a coordinated attempt to undermine the rule of law and rewrite the Constitution by executive fiat.As

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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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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.

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2025

Hundreds of law professors (363, to be exact) specializing in Constitutional Law, Legal Ethics, and Legal History recently submitted an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Vullo, 602 U.S.

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Above The Law

MARCH 14, 2025

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 21, 2025

As early as February of this year , Justice Sonia Sotomayor shared her belief that legal norms and the rule of law were those stoppage points. She even went on to lay some of the blame at the feet of law schools not doing their jobs properly. ” Sotomayor changed her tune by March. From The Crimson : Former U.S.

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Above The Law

APRIL 4, 2025

But as you might expect, professors who care about being on the right side of history are doing a much better job of standing on principle than businessmen who are willing to sacrifice the rule of law for their bottom line. 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

Unfortunately, we are living in one of the shithole-ier timelines and legally illiterate folks are coming out of the woodwork to support Trump & Co. ABA Condemns Remarks Questioning Legitimacy Of Courts And Judicial Review [American Bar] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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