Type of site | Trade news website |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Breaking Media |
Founder(s) | David Lat |
URL |
abovethelaw |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | 2006 |
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. [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]
The site began publishing an annual law school ranking in 2013. [9]
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. [2]
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] suggesting that jury nullification of crimes by blacks against whites could be used by jurors as a form of protest. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Type of site | Trade news website |
---|---|
Available in | English |
Owner | Breaking Media |
Founder(s) | David Lat |
URL |
abovethelaw |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | 2006 |
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. [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]
The site began publishing an annual law school ranking in 2013. [9]
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. [2]
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] suggesting that jury nullification of crimes by blacks against whites could be used by jurors as a form of protest. [14] [15] [16] [17]