Above the Law (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.[2]
Type of site
Influence[edit]
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]
Staff[edit]
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]
Controversies[edit]
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]
