And the inevitable -- if stupid -- return of Richard Nixon
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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...
| Published: | October 7, 2026 |
| Podcast: | Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer |
| Category: | News & Current Events |
In a display that could only be described as cartoonish, Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had Jack Smith dead to rights, before he tripped over himself and fell into a heap of mousetraps. After the special prosecutor denied attending an Atlanta Hawks game, Schmitt cried perjury. Eventually Smith revealed he’d gone to an Iowa Hawkeyes game, blowing up Schmitt’s conspiracy addled theory. And the faceplant somehow managed to drag Harvard Law and George Mason’s ASSLaw down with it. Meanwhile, Biglaw may be inching closer to matching the Milbank scale, with a since-removed White & Case job posting teasing the new salary range. And the Justice Department is eyeing an indirect exoneration of Richard Nixon. If that sounds like a ridiculous way for the DOJ to spend 2026, it is.
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