The last explosion, just down the street from our apartment, was strong and loud. It was one of the first that targeted a shop in our area, and it shook the entire neighborhood. The explosion was so strong that it rattled the doors and windows of our apartment. The smoke wafted from the burnt building … Continue reading Afghanistan To Atlanta: Navigating My Legal Career Continue Reading
I don’t know how this lawyer thought he’d get away with this. I mean, forging not just just a prosecutor’s signature but also a judge’s in the hopes of getting your client’s ankle monitor taken off, well, that’s bold. Paul “Jake” York, an attorney in Georgia, is accused of doing just that. York’s client, Valerie … Continue reading Lawyer Arrested For Forging Judge’s Signature To Get Client’s Ankle Monitor Removed Continue Reading
Attorney General Bill Barr may be popular inside the Fox News bubble, but among members of the legal profession he ranks somewhere between psoriasis and The Clap. In October, the New York City Bar Association published an open letter accusing Barr of breaching professional ethics in the Ukraine scandal and calling for him to face sanctions if he failed … Continue reading Bill Barr Racks Up Yet Another Bar Complaint Continue Reading
Earlier this month, we discussed the new guidance issued to banks regarding those things distinctly ungroovy in the federal eye, marijuana businesses. Turns out, they really do need the help, because not only are they not very good at preventing or detecting money laundering, they’re quite easily fooled by those dedicated to it for the purpose of allowing you … Continue reading Turns Out You Can Charge Some Sweet Buds Continue Reading
John Yoo began the Trump administration with “grave concerns” over Trump’s view of limitless executive power. But Yoo still embraces the expansionist vision of executive authority he became famous for when he argued that the Framers intended for the Executive Branch to stick people dick first through meatgrinders without Congressional or Judicial oversight. It’s just … Continue reading Supreme Court Learns That If You Give John Yoo An Inch, He’ll Take Unchecked Martial Law Continue Reading
While we support the adoption of an online examination as an option, the excessive delay in making a final determination on such an exam places an undue burden on our graduates who have been studying intensively for licensure for the past two months in the midst of extreme public health concerns and hardship. The State … Continue reading New York Law Deans Demand Diploma Privilege For Law School Graduates Instead Of Bar Exam Continue Reading
Earlier today, we reported on the violent shooting death of the son of Judge Esther Salas as well as the critical gunshot injuries her husband, criminal defense attorney Mark Anderl, sustained during the same attack. At the time, the suspect’s identity was unknown and he remained at large. Authorities have now named a suspect — and he’s … Continue reading Former Cravath Lawyer Named As Suspect In Fatal Shooting At Federal Judge’s Home Continue Reading
This isn’t a new issue. Above the Law wrote about bar examinees not being allowed to take their own menstrual products into test centers back in 2013. But, unfortunately, in 2020 it is still an issue and goddamn it, it still makes us mad. Amid all the cancellation and postponements of the July 2020 bar exam, let’s … Continue reading If You’re Menstruating Or Lactating During The Bar Exam You’re Screwed Continue Reading
Sometimes the wisest legal strategy is a PR nightmare. Sometimes the best public relations move can violate the law. And sometimes a lousy legal strategy will lead to widespread public condemnation, but the Trump administration steers full speed ahead into the iceberg anyway because they’ve been inhaling the putrid exhalations of the wingnutosphere so long … Continue reading Homeland Security Tamps Down Portland Unrest By… Teargassing Line Of Protesting Moms Continue Reading
While many law students around the country are still staring down a bar exam next week because Mola Ram demands his ritualistic sacrifice, some states had already pushed the bar exam to September. Alas, a date that was once seen as an abundance of caution is now looking as dangerously optimistic and the bar examiners … Continue reading Georgia Cancels September Exam, Moves Online Continue Reading