Above the Law (website)

Above the Law (often abbreviated 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.[2]

The site has been sourced by GQ, The American Lawyer, Forbes, Washingtonian, and Gawker, among others.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2008, it was listed as one of the ABA Journal's "100 Best Web Sites by Lawyers, for Lawyers".[8]

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 lawsuit was ultimately settled out of court.[9][10] The site began publishing an annual law school ranking in 2013.[11]

As of 2016, David Lat; Elie Mystal, Staci Zaretsky, Joe Patrice and Kathryn Rubino make up the publication's editorial staff, joined by a number of columnists from across the legal landscape.[2]

References

  1. Sullivan, Casey (12 April 2016). "Above the Law Scraps Comments Section, Points to Media Shift". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "About". Above the Law. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. "Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood". GQ. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. Baxter, Brian (19 June 2016). "More Firms Jump on Cravath Pay Scale, as S&C Beats Top End". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. Smith, Harrison (22 May 2015). "Meet the Musicians Who Are Driving Skadden, Arps Bonkers". Washingtonian. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  6. Cush, Andy (22 February 2016). "Georgetown Campus Conservatives "Traumatized" Over Scalia Reply-All Email Apocalypse". Gawker. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. Adams, Susan (6 October 2015). "The Best Law Schools For Career Prospects 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. "The 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100". AbaJournal.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  9. Sehgal, Ujala (11 May 2011). "Legal Blog 'Above The Law' Sued for $50 Million Over Rape Story". AdWeek. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. Randles, Jonathan. "Gawker Allows Atty's Defamation Appeal To Proceed". Law360. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. Kaufman, Alexander (1 May 2013). "AboveTheLaw.com Rolls Out Its Own Law School Ranking". AdWeek. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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