Shirley Henderson, a legal affairs writer, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2016 as an assistant copy editor. She previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, Ebony magazine and Microsoft. Henderson has a BA in journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
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Nov 11, 2026, 10:36 am CST
Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder case with retrial possibility
Nov 10, 2026, 01:40 pm CST
Giving and Receiving
Nov 10, 2026, 12:52 pm CST
Defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder trial discovered dead inside his Vegas home
Nov 9, 2026, 09:47 am CST
Russell Brand found guilty of rape, sexual assault as judge promises ‘sentence of some length’
Nov 6, 2026, 11:09 am CST
New Mexico Supreme Court permanently disbars prosecutor after disciplinary findings
Nov 5, 2026, 11:53 am CST
Law firms are susceptible to insider theft but can take steps to protect themselves
Nov 5, 2026, 11:02 am CST
Trial opens for suspect whose multiple email threats include ‘skinning’ federal judge
Nov 4, 2026, 12:47 pm CST
Lindsay Clancy judge considers retrial at hearing to dismiss murder case
Nov 3, 2026, 12:51 pm CST
Judge advances McDonald’s McRib lawsuit that alleges deceptive marketing
Nov 2, 2026, 12:31 pm CST
Lawyer, business partner accused of defrauding cannabis investor of $750K
Oct 30, 2026, 12:31 pm CDT
Anthropic raises bar with Claude for Legal artifacts’ new interactive tools
Oct 29, 2026, 12:04 pm CDT
Court finds law protecting judges, officers’ personal information unconstitutional
Oct 28, 2026, 01:59 pm CDT
Disbarred lawyer allegedly collected client fees, faked performing work
Oct 27, 2026, 11:20 am CDT
Ex-Willkie partner, wife hit with $14.5M federal tax debt lawsuit
Oct 26, 2026, 02:07 pm CDT
Attorney disbarred after mishandling over $659K in tragic toddler death
Oct 26, 2026, 11:58 am CDT
Under Fire: Now more than ever, judges are the targets of attacks that largely result from their case rulings
Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 am CDT
Lawyer ‘broke out of the closet’ after partner berated him; LGBTQ+ groups are now his clients
Sep 1, 2026, 11:31 am CDT
Judge considers attorney fees request in $425M Google privacy class action
Aug 28, 2026, 11:07 am CDT
It ends with $407K in Blake Lively’s $8M litigation fee request as judge cites ‘blunderbuss approach’
Aug 27, 2026, 10:46 am CDT
