by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
“I Think He Will, Yeah”: Trump thinks his former criminal defense attorney is doing a “very good job.” Explaining Is For Lower Courts: SCOTUS opts out of justifying Alabama’s use of racist election maps. I’m Busy, Go Talk To Me*: Biglaw firm launches AI partners for...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent Law.com survey on Biglaw firms, what was the average distance between the highest- to lowest-paid partners in the Am Law 100 in 2025? Hint: The numbers reflect the increased...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Yesterday, California held its state and local elections. Most of the media focus was on the primaries for the governor’s seat and the mayoral race in Los Angeles. But over the past few days, several friends have been asking me about which judicial candidates they...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Last week, Stephen Embry wrote an article declaring that the old model of running into a senior partner at the water cooler and picking up their dropped gems about how to be a good lawyer is dead and gone. COVID took away the certainty that anyone was even working in...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Every year I commit a column to describing a few nonfiction books that I deem worth reading. It used to be my top 15 I’d read that calendar year, then, as I failed to narrow it down, my top 20. Now I’m simply going to put out a list as soon as I get to 20 heartily...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
At LMA26, inspiration showed up in candid conversations, thoughtful questions, and moments that led attendees to rethink how they lead, connect, and create impact in their organizations. These lightbulb moments are often one of the more enduring outcomes of attending...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
It’s one thing for the Supreme Court to not explain its decisions, but it’s a whole other level to refuse to explain a decision that contradicts a written decision from just over a month ago. The quick timeline is this. The Supreme Court allowed Louisiana to draw...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
A federal judge carried on a two-year affair with a high-ranking law enforcement officer by having sex in chambers and lying about it to investigators. The Eleventh Circuit responded with a private reprimand, concealing the judge’s identity. But the judges didn’t...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Donald Trump confirmed (kinda) Tuesday what anyone paying attention to the Department of Justice has understood for the better part of two months: Todd Blanche is going to be the permanent Attorney General of the United States. “I think he will, yeah,” Trump told...
by HolAdmin | Jun 4, 2026 | American Legal News
Just before the long Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 22, the administration quietly released a new memo that could fundamentally reshape how green card applications are processed in the United States. The memo arrived without warning, without public notice, and...
