http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T23:33:05-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lessons_for_liberals_can_be_found_in_story_of_federalist_society_influence/ Libertarians and conservatives with varying philosophies managed to put aside their differences to advance a broad agenda based on originalism, according to the authors of a new book. They were united by the Federalist Society, which began in 1982 with a symposium and spread to law school campuses throughout the… Constitutional Law, Judiciary, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal History, Legal Theory Wed, 15 May 2013 06:25:07 -0500 44171.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can_remote_texter_be_liable_if_driver_is_distracted_by_message_appeals_cour/ It's common knowledge that texting and driving is a bad idea and, in a number of jurisdictions, illegal. New Jersey is one of them. But what about sending a text to someone you know is behind the wheel? In addition to moral responsibility, could there be any civil liability for… Appellate Practice, Legal Theory, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New Jersey Mon, 06 May 2013 17:32:54 -0500 44059.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_protected_should_communications_between_lawyers_and_a_firms_in-house_co/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, In-house Counsel, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, States, Georgia, Ethics Wed, 01 May 2013 03:10:19 -0500 43795.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/unlikely_allies_join_in_a_push_to_require_warrants_for_access_to_digital/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, Internet Law, Legal Theory, Legislation & Lobbying, Media & Communications Law, Science & Technology Law, Terrorism, Features Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:10:10 -0500 43208.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/online_activities_are_still_in_the_wild_west_of_regulation/ Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Internet Law, Legal Theory, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, Business of Law Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:40:29 -0500 43299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_manual_applies_battlefield_rules_to_cyberwar/ In what is being billed as the first effort to apply the traditional rules of war to state-sponsored hacking, a think tank has released a treatise on the legal parameters of cyberwar. In discussions that are often advisory because of the cutting-edge topic, the Tallinn Manual (named… Constitutional Law, Cybersecurity, International Law, Legal Theory, Military Law Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:26:41 -0500 43346.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_man_who_would_save_guantanamo/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, Military Law, Terrorism, Guantanamo/Detainees, Trials & Litigation, Features Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:20:24 -0600 42774.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/fifty_years_after_gideon_lawyers_still_struggle_to_provide_counsel/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Public Defenders, Criminal Procedure, Legal History, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, Features Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:10:36 -0600 42784.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/insurers_are_hiring_lawyers_with_an_eye_on_privilege/ Insurance Law, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, The National Pulse Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:20:28 -0600 42831.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legal_theorist_ronald_dworkin_dies_at_age_81/ Legal theorist Ronald Dworkin has died at the age of 81. The cause of death was leukemia, report the Associated Press, the New York Times and the New York University School of Law, where Dworkin was… Careers, Obituaries, Constitutional Law, Law Professors, Legal Theory Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:56:37 -0600 42871.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_corporation_is_not_a_person_for_car_pool_lane_purposes_calif._judge_rules/ A corporation is considered a person under the law of California (and numerous other states). But that doesn't mean a corporation counts as a passenger when it comes to satisfying a car pool lane requirement that a vehicle contain two or more people, a California judge has ruled. Jonathan Frieman… Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, Government Law, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, States, California Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:33:37 -0600 42271.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/argument_talk_tips_for_litigators_on_raising_answering_and_dropping_points/ ABA Journal, Bryan Garner on Words, Legal Theory, Legal Writing, Bryan Garner on Words Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:50:11 -0600 41962.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/zombies-at-law_ny_lawyer_fascinated_by_the_laws_fascination_with_zombies/ Careers, Law in Popular Culture, Legal Theory, Opening Statements Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:40:27 -0600 41579.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/war_of_the_words_scalia_and_posner_are_at_it_again/ Legal Theory, U.S. Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court, Opening Statements Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:50:27 -0600 41584.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/a_sixth_sense_6th_circuit_has_surpassed_the_9th_as_the_most_reversed_appeal/ Legal History, Legal Theory, U.S. Supreme Court, 6th Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Court, Supreme Court Report Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:30:39 -0600 41586.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/forecast_cloudy_no_easy_answers_for_lawyers/ Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Ethics Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:00:27 -0600 41590.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/brain_trials_neuroscience_is_taking_a_stand_in_the_courtroom/ Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Disability Law, Health Law, Legal Theory, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Juries, Features Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:20:14 -0500 41080.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/you_gotta_fight_for_the_right_to_tattoo/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Legal Theory, Real Estate & Property Law, 9th Circuit Court, Opening Statements Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:10:30 -0500 41103.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/queens_justice_boroughs_das_criticized_for_probing_suspects_before_miranda/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Criminal Procedure, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, The National Pulse Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:30:23 -0500 41106.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/a_touch_of_class_certification_says_one_brief_is_the_ballgame/ Antitrust Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Law, Labor & Employment, Legal Theory, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, Supreme Court Report Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:19:32 -0500 41107.abajournal.com