Above the Law

Senior Partners Should Sometimes Take Advice From Junior Associates

Sometimes the lawyer with the most useful information is the one with the least impressive title.

The Worst Person You Know Just Filed A Good First Amendment Lawsuit Against A Very Badly Drafted Nudify App Ban

From the fire-the-people-who-drafted-this-bill dept

Why Hims & Hers Is Embroiled In Yet Another Controversy, This Time With The FTC

The FTC and the states of Utah and California sued Hims & Hers, alleging it improperly shared consumers’ health information and misled customers about billing, subscriptions, and cancellations.

Morning Docket: 07.31.26

* Even if the Senate rejects Todd Blanche, he’s going to stay in the job indefinitely, no matter how questionably constitutional that may be. [Politico]

* Judge seems to think Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a security risk is bogus. [Law360]

* Lawyer seeks restraining order against client’s Congress member ex-husband. [CNN]

* Data brokers refusing requests to delete personal information. [Bloomberg Law News]

* State sues Kalshi on the grounds that it runs an illegal gambling site. [Reuters]

* Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds first-ever hearing. It only took 30 years. [Court Watch]

* Court hikes up AI misuse sanctions as nothing seems to be working. [ABA Journal]

Todd Blanche Is In Trouble — See Also

Todd Blanche Still Won’t Write Down The Promises He Swore To: It’s getting weird, tbh.

Fifth Amendment Right Against… What?: Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment even though his pardon should make self-incrimination impossible. But it’s a side effect of the rise of bad faith actors.

And Donald Trump Is Considering Betting Big On The Midterms: No, not on Kalshi (though, maybe, who knows) but with his AG nominee.

Spicy: Louisiana Supreme Court forcibly recuses their own Chief.

America’s Thirstiest Judge: Judge James Ho has a long record of defending birthright citizenship. He’s ready to denounce it all for a little bit of attention.

Supreme Unpopularity: Approval ratings for SCOTUS reach a historic low.

Temple’s First Football Jersey Patch Sponsor Is A Personal Injury Firm: Grungo Law joins the corporate company of SoFi, FedEx, and JPMorganChase.

Withdrawing The Attorney General Nominee Is Nothing New

About the plan to pull Trump's AG nominee...

Interactive Exercises For Lawyer Training: Get Off My Lawn

If you start a lawyer training session by saying we are going to start with a little fun game, you have lost your audience already.

AI Security Isn’t In The Price Tag

Courts are beginning to impose 'enterprise-grade' AI requirements that may do little more than price solos and small firms out of using the technology.

Q2 Report On Legal Tech Advertising Finds Q1’s Buying Surge Was Largely Seasonal, But Reveals Where Demand Is Now Concentrated

Demand for legal technology is not evenly distributed across the market. It is heavily concentrated in a handful of product categories and practice areas.

Judge James Ho Shakes His Moneymaker At Christian Legal Cabaret

It takes a certain flexibility ...

50 Public Speaking Tips Every Young Lawyer Should Learn

These are lessons learned after hundreds of presentations, seminars, webinars, speeches, and courtroom appearances.

Dr. Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Claim Exposes Giant Hole Opening In Rule Of Law

In a normal world, Fauci had no right to invoke the Fifth Amendment. But in 2026 America, what other choice did he have?

Trump: I’ll Pull Blanche’s Nomination And Resubmit After Cornyn And Tillis Are Gone. Cornyn: Cool, Roll The Dice.

That's a lot riding on the midterms.

Washington Bar Exam Chaos Leaves Future Legal Careers In Limbo

A canceled July exam means delayed licenses, postponed careers, and fewer lawyers available to serve the public.

Have You Been Injured In A Football-Related Accident? Temple’s Uniform Now Has A Firm For That.

The first law firm on a Division I football uniform.