News from Above the Law

Alito has been taking expensive gifts from a right-wing German princess, but it turns out he’s been cultivating more ties to the European aristocracy

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not a fan of Donald Trump. So it’s weird that a PAC named after her is supporting him

The Supreme Court is gunning for Obergefell, the landmark case that held there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage

Conservative state AGs sue over FDA approval of mifepristone. Here’s why they think they have a compelling interest in getting teen girls pregnant

It looks like the Fifth Circuit is going to be overturned again

A new PBS special, DEADLOCK: an election story, features Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett

Are you missing patent trolls destroying innovation and making products you like more expensive? Here’s why

Rudy Giuliani's defamation case against Joe Biden is dismissed

Former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales: The American presidency is the most powerful position in the world

Trump lawyer Alina Habba has settled with a former waitress at Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club

In New York, the Second Circuit tossed Trump’s motion for an emergency stay of the ‘remand order’ that wasn’t a remand at all

Today’s quote of the day: There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises serious constitutional issues

Judge caught on tape saying she’s 'not systemically racist, I’m new racist'

Trump says he's 'disappointed in my legal talent' after court appeal

Trump lawyer Harmeet Dhillon advises MAGAverse to 'lawyer up' before talking to the FBI

Trump’s lawyers are confused. They’re trying to get a judge to postpone sentencing until after the election

Judge strikes down law banning guns from Chicago’s trains. Here’s why

Trump’s lawyers refile motion to remove his criminal case from New York court

Judge Reed O’Connor recused himself from a case involving Elon Musk because he owned Tesla stock