Ex-Trump Press Secretary Billed as Lawyer Without Bar Record
A new report raises unauthorized-practice concerns over Katie Zacharia's repeated on-air lawyer branding.
Law & Policy
AI regulation, litigation, copyright and IP, and privacy law.
Canadian YouTuber’s Mock Flock Camera Draws Police Visit
A satirical fake Flock device aimed at police cars prompted a visit from officers, highlighting the asymmetry of surveillance.
Zacharia Defense Citing Clinton, Harris Bar Failures Misses Core Issue
The GOP's attempt to defend Zacharia by pointing to failed bar exams by Clinton and Harris ignores the real allegation: unlicensed practice as general counsel.
Law Quiz Asks Readers to Name Three Legal Animal Metaphors
A quiz at Reason turns judicial animal imagery into a test of legal memory.
Supreme Court Affirms Copyright Ruling as Four Justices Recuse; New Disparate-Impact Case Granted
Recusals tied to justices' book deals leave publishing companies without a quorum, while the Court reframes a Maryland school admissions case around aggregate disparate impact.
Fine Jewelry Designers Face Uphill Fight Against 'Dupes'
The proliferation of jewelry knockoffs is outpacing the legal tools designers have to stop them, according to industry experts.
AI Queries at Center of Libel Damages Discovery Fight
In a Florida libel case, the hotel seeks Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's AI prompts as evidence of intent to harm, while he calls it an end-run around discovery limits.
Plaintiffs Warn Judge Reyes President Called Him 'Insane' Before Breakfast
Plaintiffs in a golf course case alerted the judge that the president had insulted him, according to Above the Law.
Morning Docket: Trump Staffers, Law Firm Suit, Judge Misconduct, NCAA
A roundup of legal news covering political legal defense, a law firm dispute, judicial misconduct, and NCAA litigation.
Grok Bot Leaks CEO's Bank Data in Public Slack
A tech CEO's experiment with connecting an AI agent to his bank account exposed sensitive financial data in a public Slack channel, underscoring the risks of agentic AI.
Civilians Helped Stop Multiple Shootings at Least a Dozen Times in 2025
A new analysis of news reports finds that armed civilians intervened in at least a dozen multi-victim shooting incidents in 2025, including the Bend, Oregon school attack.
Big Tech's Metric-Driven Era Faces Judicial Reckoning
A Techdirt series argues that courts are now confronting how Big Tech's metrics and incentives have reshaped the open internet.
Supreme Court Hopeful’s Video Rentals Called a Blockbuster Collection
Above the Law spotlights a Supreme Court hopeful's historic video rentals, though the excerpt offers no further detail.
‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Politics Has Limits, Legal Blog Argues
An Above the Law post suggests that tolerating misconduct in politics works only in certain contexts, not universally.
Judge Imposes Novel Probation Condition on Cyberstalker: Warn Intimate Partners
A federal judge required a convicted cyberstalker to tell future intimate partners about her conviction and risk, a condition the court said was needed to protect the public.
Defense Bar Struggles to Keep Pace With Plaintiffs in AI Era
A new analysis warns that the talent and resource gap between plaintiffs' and defense firms is widening as AI reshapes litigation.
Sling TV Ends Day-Pass Streaming After Disney and Warner Bros. Lawsuit
A short-lived experiment in flexible TV subscriptions collapses after legal action from two major media companies.
Judge Calls $3,000 Hourly Rate 'Patently Unreasonable'
A judge's rebuke signals that even as Biglaw partners push rates toward $4,000, courts may be losing patience.