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Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer |
Thinking Like A Lawyer is a podcast featuring Above the Law’s Joe Patrice, Kathryn Rubino and Chris Williams. Each episode, the hosts will take a topic experienced and enjoyed by regular people, and shine it through the prism of a legal framework. This will either reveal an awesome rainbow of thought, or a disorienting kaleidoscope of issues. Either way, it should be fun.
It was a bad week to compromise your values.
The arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is straight outta dystopian fiction. But at least retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer still has faith in the system, which makes one of us. Speaking...
And the Supreme Court edges toward a full blown crisis.
There's no escaping the administration's influence on the legal landscape.
And the new USNWR rankings are dealing with some crazy data.
The new federal deficit is the government's research deficit.
'Nah, you do that' is not a response that keeps lawyers employed.
And Biglaw begins adjusting to Trump era.
You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em.
Statutes are hard.
Elon's got some thoughts on the judicial system.
Get it? Combining two of the stories into one relevant title?
'Hey, please don't open this' is not a policy.
Also... Matt Gaetz as Attorney General is something we have to contemplate?
That Governing Document Can't Stop Me Because I Can't Read!
Also, Tiffany may be number 1 in his heart (she's not), but she's also not number 1 in her class.
The republican party of the 1990s must be turning over in its grave because the modern GOP is arguing teen pregnancy is a good thing. Equity partnership in Biglaw is a financial windfall, unless you’re...
From young attorneys to the Chief Justice, a lot of lawyers are dropping the ball.
The majority of the Supreme Court keeps diluting bribery laws and Eric Adams had best hope they aren't done yet.
Why do professors think everyone has to personally experience the facts to understand the law?
This week’s episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer is all about the wild decisions made by federal judges. First up is a Trump judge doing Trump judge things — but don’t tell him that....
Just because you can make an argument, doesn't mean you should.
Milbank is leading the associate compensation charge — again — with summer bonuses. The associate there must be thrilled… Unlike DLA Piper’s associates. That firm changed course on office attendance and it’s going...
Talking Supreme Court term limits (they're good!), bar exams (they're bad!), and a law professor's conception of free speech (it's ugly!).
Catching up on the week that was.
J.D. Vance brought Yale Law back into the spotlight.
Textualism and Originalism evaporate in face of partisan objectives.
Also, the Supreme Court's really sticking it to the Fifth Circuit.
We talk about finding the right law school for you, and wonder how deep the SCOTUS drama goes.
Except ATM machines have limits.
The Trump conviction excuse tour is not going well for his attorneys.
Now, this is a story all about how Sam Alito's wife got flipped-turned upside down.
Trump's attorneys seems as asleep at the switch as their client.
Joe Patrice is an Editor at Above the Law. For over a decade, he practiced as a...
Kathryn Rubino is a member of the editorial staff at Above the Law. She has a degree...
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021....
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