by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Harrison Ford reprises his role as CIA analyst Jack Ryan in what 1994 movie? Hint: The title is derived from a legal test devised by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. See the answer on the next page. The...
by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
Ever since I started this column almost nine years ago, law students have reached out to me seeking advice on their careers. I welcome this contact, and anyone who wants to ask my advice on their plans or career moves should feel free to email me at...
by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Anytime there’s a merger or a new entrant into the market, that volatility creates movement among lawyers. The reason is that the merged firm may not be the best place for all of the lawyers who were at each of...
by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
If you’ve been feeling like the federal student loan safety net is shrinking just as tuition keeps doing its annual “number go up” routine, you’re not imagining things. Recent federal policy changes have materially reshaped how graduate and professional students —...
by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
It’s not every day that a federal judge threatens to hold the US government in contempt. But yesterday it happened three times. “The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt—again...
by HolAdmin | Feb 28, 2026 | American Legal News
Would Above the Law really publish a story about a law school dean’s bio being replaced with dungeon porn? Yeah… that tracks. If you’ve spent any time in the legal academy — or even just read our coverage of it — you understand that the annual U.S. News rankings...