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Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson. The post Legal Ethics Roundup: Chesebro Disbarred, 40.8% Tax On Lawyers & Lit Funders, DOJ Whistleblower Calls Out Bove & More appeared first on Above the Law.

Is it time to wave goodbye to this firm, or will a merger partner come to its rescue? The post Biglaw Firm Enters Merger Talks After Losing Nearly 60 Lawyers To Competitors In Mass Lateral Moves appeared first on Above the Law.

Yes, you can be a lawyer and have a life too! The post Work/Life Balance Doesn’t Have To Be A Myth For Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.

Say hello to the most prestigious law firms in Boston. The post The Top Biglaw Firms In Boston (2026) appeared first on Above the Law.

SCOTUS upheld the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurance coverage of certain preventive services without cost-sharing. Many healthcare leaders applauded the decision, though some concerns remain. The post How Healthcare Leaders Are Responding To The Supreme Court’s Preventive Care Ruling appeared first on Above the Law.

Susman’s motion for summary judgment was granted. The post Trump Is 0-4 Defending His Biglaw Executive Orders appeared first on Above the Law.

* Susman Godfrey successfully defeats the Trump executive order aimed at the firm. [Law360]* Meanwhile, Mark Zaid’s case against the Trump administration’s retaliation efforts goes on. [National Law Journal]* 50 Cent continues to have deep thoughts about the Diddy trial. [HipHopDX]* Paul Weiss management committee member bolts for Proskauer. And it’s not a litigator. Everything’s going great over at Paul Weiss![American Lawyer]* Deep dive into how DOJ’s public corruption unit got sidelined. [Reuters]* Paul Hastings sets $2.5 billion revenue goal. [Bloomberg Law News]* New York Legal Aid going on strike. [Gothamist]The post Morning Docket: 06.30.25 appeared first on Above the Law.

Just Because You Lost The Battle, It Doesn’t Mean You’ve Lost The War: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent shows there is a way forward.Perkins Coie Makes Some Big Staffing Changes: Staff bears the burnt of the cuts.Biglaw Partner Watches A Little Too Much Pulp Fiction: And it shows in a most peculiar way.Bummed About All Those Pesky Rights The Constitution Provides? Here’s a plan, sue all the judges!New Mega Firm Alert: Looks like McDermott Will & Schulte is really happening.Milbank Is Going After The Trump Administration On Tariffs: Where was this chutzpah when Trump was threatening the firm?Law Student Gets Rewarded For Writing A Paper Arguing The Constitution Is For White People: Law school dean is the model of ineptitude.The post Sotomayor Paints Path For The Resistance — See Generally appeared first on Above the Law.

Accurate News Coverage Of Unilateral Iran Strike Angers Trump: He wants the Press to apologize. First Amendment, who?So Long And Thanks For All The National Injunctions: Major blow to meaningfully stopping Trump from doing whatever he wants.Do Women Wearing Pants Offend Your Religious Sensibilities?: This SCOTUS decision gives you permission to opt your kids out of class.A Huge Merger Is On The Way!: McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel poised to sign merger agreement by July 1st!Department Of Justice Investigates University of California For Racial Discrimination: The state hasn’t had legally permissible affirmative action polices since 1996.The post Trump Thinks Reporting The Truth Is A Punishable Offense — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

It wasn’t a problem when the shoe was on the other foot. The post Sure, NOW Nationwide Injunctions Are A Problem appeared first on Above the Law.