Legal news website
Above the Law (ATL ) is a news website about law, law schools , and the legal profession.[ 1] [ 2]
Influence
The site has been sourced by GQ The American Lawyer Forbes Washingtonian Gawker [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] ABA Journal ' s "100 Best Web Sites by Lawyers, for Lawyers".[ 8]
The site began publishing an annual law school ranking in 2013.[ 9]
Staff
David Lat is the founding editor of Above the Law.[ 10] Elie Mystal leads the publication, producing regular content along with Staci Zaretsky, Joe Patrice, and Kathryn Rubino, joined by a number of columnists from across the legal landscape.[ 2]
Controversies
In 2011, Above the Law was sued for $50 million for an erroneous story about a rape to which one of its articles linked. The suit was ultimately settled out of court .[ 11] [ 12]
In 2016, Above the Law received criticism from many publications when its Breaking Media Editor at Large, Elie Mystal, wrote an article[ 13] jury nullification of crimes by blacks against whites could be used by jurors as a form of protest.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
References
^ Sullivan, Casey (April 12, 2016). "Above the Law Scraps Comments Section, Points to Media Shift" . Bloomberg Law . Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ a b "About" . Above the Law . Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .^ "Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood" . GQ Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .^ Baxter, Brian (June 19, 2016). "More Firms Jump on Cravath Pay Scale, as S&C Beats Top End" . The American Lawyer Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ Smith, Harrison (May 22, 2015). "Meet the Musicians Who Are Driving Skadden, Arps Bonkers" . Washingtonian . Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ Cush, Andy (February 22, 2016). "Georgetown Campus Conservatives 'Traumatized' Over Scalia Reply-All Email Apocalypse" . Gawker . Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ Adams, Susan (October 6, 2015). "The Best Law Schools For Career Prospects 2016" . Forbes the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ "The 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100" . ABA Journal . Retrieved June 1, 2014 .^ Kaufman, Alexander C. (May 1, 2013). "AboveTheLaw.com Rolls Out Its Own Law School Ranking" . AdWeek Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ "David Lat" . Above the Law . Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020 .^ Sehgal, Ujala (May 11, 2011). "Legal Blog 'Above The Law' Sued for $50 Million Over Rape Story" . AdWeek Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ Randles, Jonathan (August 2, 2016). "Gawker Allows Atty's Defamation Appeal To Proceed" Law360 . Retrieved August 23, 2016 . ^ Mystal, Elie (December 7, 2016). "Here's How Black People Could Use Jury Nullification To Break The Justice System" . Above the Law (editorial). Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2020 . ^ Richardson, Bradford (December 8, 2016). "Lawyer: Black jurors should refuse to convict black people accused of murdering white people" . The Washington Times Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2015 . ^ Feinstein, Amy (December 8, 2016). "Op-ed says black jurors should acquit all black suspects charged with crimes against whites" . Inquisitr . Retrieved December 16, 2016 . ^ Bedard, Paul (December 8, 2016). "Black lawyer: Free anyone charged with murdering whites" . Washington Examiner. Retrieved December 16, 2016 . ^ "Black Lives Matter's Elie Mystal Makes Wild Demands Against Whites" . Blue Lives Matter. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016 .
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