Law Schools
Law schools are choosing substance over LSATs, admissions dean says
May 16, 2013, 06:09 am CDT
Law Firms
Guns-for-groceries buyback program in Detroit sponsored by law firm
May 16, 2013, 05:35 am CDT
Tax Law
Obama says acting IRS chief will resign amid news that conservative groups were scrutinized
May 15, 2013, 06:10 pm CDT
Criminal Justice
Inmate indicted in claimed murder-for-hire plot against federal judge
May 15, 2013, 05:40 pm CDT
Trials & Litigation
‘Swift Justice’ with TV’s Jackie Glass is followed by real-life criminal case
May 15, 2013, 04:39 pm CDT
Constitutional Law
Something unusual occurred when Holly Van Voast took off her shirt this spring: She wasn’t arrested
May 15, 2013, 04:09 pm CDT
Trials & Litigation
As sanction for destroying evidence, federal judge finds US negligent in wrongful death case
May 15, 2013, 03:08 pm CDT
White-Collar Crime
Fake-legal-matter thefts net 90-day sentence for Fujitec’s former US legal chief
May 15, 2013, 02:00 pm CDT
Legal Ethics
Attorneys who helped client change story by ‘explaining’ the law get 9-month suspensions
May 15, 2013, 12:40 pm CDT
U.S. Supreme Court
Angelina Jolie’s op-ed on preventive mastectomy backs gene tests that are subject of SCOTUS case
May 15, 2013, 12:27 pm CDT
Criminal Justice
Dad faces child-endangerment and weapon charges after authorities say son, 4, shot playmate to death
May 15, 2013, 11:20 am CDT
Celebrities
OJ Simpson is allowed to have one hand free as he argues for new armed robbery trial
May 15, 2013, 10:50 am CDT
Media & Communications Law
Obama has worse record than Nixon on press freedoms, says Pentagon Papers lawyer
May 15, 2013, 10:21 am CDT
Criminal Justice
Cops seize cellphone videos said to document fatal beating by deputies; did one get erased?
May 15, 2013, 09:03 am CDT
Constitutional Law
Sex-reassignment surgery of infant in state’s care violated due process, adoptive parents allege
May 15, 2013, 07:39 am CDT
Legal Theory
Lessons for liberals can be found in story of Federalist Society influence, says book review
May 15, 2013, 06:25 am CDT
U.S. Supreme Court
Can children be protected from signs with photos of aborted fetuses? Protester seeks cert
May 15, 2013, 05:40 am CDT
Trials & Litigation
Abortion doc convicted of first-degree murder strikes deal for life term
May 14, 2013, 05:05 pm CDT
Government Law
Town sues ‘Robin Hood’ citizen group known for feeding parking meters, says it harasses workers
May 14, 2013, 04:40 pm CDT
Trials & Litigation
Repeatedly tardy juror fails to appear for contempt hearing
May 14, 2013, 04:10 pm CDT
Animal Law
State’s top court to live-stream oral arguments in case over euthanasia of dog that killed toddler
May 14, 2013, 02:42 pm CDT
Tax Law
Justice Department will investigate IRS after official admits some conservative groups targeted
May 14, 2013, 01:45 pm CDT
Criminal Justice
Lower the blood-alcohol limit for drivers, NTSB recommends
May 14, 2013, 01:29 pm CDT
Legal Ethics
Banned from bench over refusal to give up board seat, ex-judge is now accused of lying during probe
May 14, 2013, 12:52 pm CDT
Legal Ethics
Was well-known lawyer’s demand letter ‘extortion’? Appeals court to hear arguments on judge’s ruling
May 14, 2013, 11:55 am CDT
Court Security
Cuffed client decks lawyer with ‘baseball bat fashion’ punch during death-penalty hearing
May 14, 2013, 11:30 am CDT
Legal Ethics
Law clerk of 28 years diverted $3M from real estate lawyer, authorities say
May 14, 2013, 11:00 am CDT
Legal Ethics
Top tax court judge should be suspended 9 months without pay, review panel says
May 14, 2013, 10:00 am CDT
Law in Popular Culture
Law-prof-turned-TV-judge dies at the age of 92; his on-air career began in 1958
May 14, 2013, 09:05 am CDT
Appellate Practice
Few minorities and women argued Supreme Court cases this term
May 14, 2013, 08:27 am CDT
Consumer Law
$40M Skechers settlement approved in class action targeting toning-shoe claims
May 14, 2013, 07:48 am CDT
Law Schools
Would-be law prof, a former state AG, loses age bias suit against Georgetown
May 14, 2013, 06:35 am CDT
Legal Ethics
Lawyer sanctions in Minnesota could set record; is economy a factor?
May 14, 2013, 05:55 am CDT
Business of Law
Minibar candy, expensive hotel stays in bankruptcy lawyers’ expenses targeted by new guidelines
May 14, 2013, 05:39 am CDT
Constitutional Law
AP complains of ‘massive and unprecedented intrusion’ by DOJ into reporters’ phone records
May 13, 2013, 05:05 pm CDT
Court Security
Man found dead in courthouse parking lot may have committed suicide during jury selection
May 13, 2013, 04:28 pm CDT
Trials & Litigation
Jury finds abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of 3 infants
May 13, 2013, 02:59 pm CDT
White-Collar Crime
Trial begins for ex-DA accused in cash-for-court-favors case; convicted ex-judge is first witness
May 13, 2013, 02:30 pm CDT
Sentencing/Post Conviction
OJ Simpson was ‘somewhat intimidated’ by his lawyer, witness says in new trial bid
May 13, 2013, 01:53 pm CDT
White-Collar Crime
Former public defender gets 1 year in federal prison for submitting false payment vouchers
May 13, 2013, 12:30 pm CDT
Contract Law
Lawyers who didn’t notify insurance carrier of ‘nuisance case’ lose coverage appeal
May 13, 2013, 12:00 pm CDT
Cybersecurity
Stunned by $45M cyberheist, banks have limited options for trying to recover money
May 13, 2013, 11:35 am CDT
Labor & Employment
Retired Salomon Bros chief’s suit says secretary assigned in Citigroup consulting pact stole $3M
May 13, 2013, 10:45 am CDT
Patent Law
SCOTUS rejects farmer’s ‘blame the bean’ defense and patent exhaustion claim
May 13, 2013, 10:04 am CDT
U.S. Supreme Court
Ginsburg: Court should have avoided broad-based decision in Roe v. Wade
May 13, 2013, 09:20 am CDT
Law Firms
Lawyer’s suit claims law firm wrongly fired her, then misappropriated her likeness
May 13, 2013, 08:15 am CDT
Entertainment & Sports Law
NHL sued by player’s family for wrongful death
May 13, 2013, 07:40 am CDT