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Legal news website
Above the Law (ATL ) is a
news website about law,
law schools , and the legal profession.
[1] Established in 2006, the site is owned and published by Breaking Media.
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Influence
The site has been sourced by
GQ ,
The American Lawyer ,
Forbes ,
Washingtonian , and
Gawker , among others.
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[7] In 2008, it was listed as one of the
ABA Journal ' s "100 Best Web Sites by Lawyers, for Lawyers".
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The site began publishing an annual law school ranking in 2013.
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Staff
David Lat is the founding editor of Above the Law.
[10] As of 2019,
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.
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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 .
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In 2016, Above the Law received criticism from many publications when its Breaking Media Editor at Large, Elie Mystal, wrote an article
[13] suggesting that
jury nullification of crimes by
blacks against whites could be used by jurors as a form of protest.
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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 .
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"About" . Above the Law .
Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
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"Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood" .
GQ . October 6, 2015.
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 . Archived from
the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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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