American lawyers often complain that they are held in low esteem by the general public. For a small cadre of Chinese lawyers, it would be a luxury to focus their…
Testimony at Friday’s hearing of the ABA National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws made it clear that there’s a new intensity in the wake of last month’s acquittal…
Corrected: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is defending his state’s anti-sodomy law in the prosecution of a man accused of demanding oral sex from a 17-year-old girl.
No decision of the Supreme Court’s term was more eagerly anticipated than Fisher v. University of Texas, Austin, on the constitutionality of affirmative action by colleges and universities. The case…
A former assistant prosecutor in suburban Chicago can assert a First Amendment claim concerning his allegation that he was fired for cooperating when he was subpoenaed by a special prosecutor…
The Arms Trade Treaty—which passed easily at the U.N. General Assembly in April—faces Senate opposition due to concerns that it would restrict the rights of domestic gun owners. AP Photo/UN Photo, Devra Berkowitz.
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A New York law that authorizes court-ordered outpatient treatment for serious mental illness has cut costs and reduced hospitalizations and arrests, a new study has concluded.
A 429-page discrimination lawsuit filed by Corey Clark and nine other former American Idol contestants claims that the show exploited the criminal backgrounds of the black contestants.
A court worker who provided a copy of a winning motion for seeking post-conviction DNA testing helped Robert Nelson win the reversal of a 1984 rape conviction for which he…
The efforts of Southern states to forge ahead with tough voter identification laws come as no surprise to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Although Eric Caine said he felt better about the 25 years he spent behind bars for two murders he didn’t commit after receiving a $10 million settlement from the city…
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