Recent News
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut efficitur condimentum mauris. Mauris in consequat mauris.
“And I Want My Counsel Fees Reimbursed, Too!”
We write about this because family lawyers hear about it every day. Settling cases in family law is not easy. “Winning” a family law case is even more difficult because rarely does a court make either party a winner and I had many wins which my clients...
Morning Docket: 08.31.26
* Why are there so many lawyer billboards? [Mental Floss] * California legislature moves to block private equity from investing in law firms. [Law360] * DHS using law about customs violations to spy on journalists without a warrant. [Guardian] * Judge shopping crisis...
The Big Defense Spending Priorities Awaiting Congress In September
The post The Big Defense Spending Priorities Awaiting Congress In September appeared first on Above the Law.
New Survey Says Lawyers Are Just As Miserable As Everyone Else
Seventy-three percent of professionals say administrative work makes them at least slightly miserable. The remaining 27 percent are presumably either rich or deranged. Or both. These findings of unfathomable sorrow are chronicled in the 2026 Admin Misery Index, out...
Legal professionals feel ‘miserable’ over admin tasks, new 8am report shows
{mag_summary}Nearly 40% of legal professionals estimate losing four or more hours of billable work each week because of administrative tasks, according to new data from…
Attorneys awarded $146.8M in fees after verdict against Google
{mag_summary} A federal judge in California awarded plaintiffs attorneys $146.8 million in fees Friday after they won a $425 million jury verdict against Google in…
Lawyer faces criminal charges in deadly crash with motorcyclist
{mag_summary} A prominent Michigan attorney is facing charges after allegedly driving away from a deadly crash outside Detroit. Lawyer Edward Nahhat, 64, of Royal Oak,…
Updates on the new birthright citizenship executive order and mail-in ballots
Yesterday marked 59 years since the Senate confirmed the nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, clearing the way for him to become the first Black justice.At the CourtOn Friday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to consider the...
The 3-3-2-1 court?
In an earlier article I looked at all of the merits decisions since the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined the court four years ago, to see who is its most “ideological” justice. I found a court with clear ideological poles but also a...