Debra Cassens Weiss, a senior writer for the web, joined the ABA Journal staff in 1986. She was previously the managing editor, an assistant managing editor and news editor. She had worked as a news researcher for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, as a reporter and editor at the City News Bureau of Chicago, and as a newscaster at WMRO and WAUR radio (Aurora, Ill.). Weiss has a JD from DePaul University College of Law and a BA in English from the University of Illinois.
SCOTUS allows Trump administration to rescind protected status for Venezuelans
May 19, 2025, 01:55 pm CDT
8th Circuit blocks ‘backup theory’ for enforcing Voting Rights Act, leaving private plaintiffs without recourse
May 19, 2025, 11:48 am CDT
Charges dropped against disbarred ‘Erin Brockovich’ lawyer Tom Girardi in Illinois
May 19, 2025, 09:42 am CDT
Florida law with ‘Goldilocks’ approach to banning minors at drag shows is overbroad, 11th Circuit says
May 16, 2025, 09:18 am CDT
SCOTUS rejects 5th Circuit’s narrow ‘moment of threat’ test to evaluate officer’s shooting of fleeing man
May 15, 2025, 11:51 am CDT
Judge temporarily reinstates ABA domestic violence grants, finding US likely retaliated for protected speech
May 15, 2025, 10:34 am CDT
More lawyers report billable-hour pressures affect their mental health, survey finds
May 15, 2025, 09:16 am CDT
US suspends security clearances for lawyers at WilmerHale, Jenner as they challenge Trump orders
May 14, 2025, 02:42 pm CDT
Sanctions imposed for ‘collective debacle’ involving AI hallucinations and 2 firms, including K&L Gates
May 14, 2025, 12:50 pm CDT
Pipeline internship program used by prestigious law firms discriminates based on race, group contends
May 14, 2025, 09:17 am CDT
Does Qatar’s gift of a luxury plane to US violate the emoluments clause?
May 13, 2025, 03:24 pm CDT
Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing ‘no legal work of value’ for several clients
May 13, 2025, 01:03 pm CDT
Florida judge is accused of sharing ‘objectively unrealistic’ fake recording with editorial board
May 13, 2025, 12:08 pm CDT
6 firms resolved EEOC probes with pro bono deals, they told state attorneys general
May 13, 2025, 09:16 am CDT
Firing squad mostly missed South Carolina inmate’s heart, causing him to ‘scream and groan,’ lawyers say
May 12, 2025, 02:15 pm CDT
Court’s religious training order for attorneys ‘plainly exceeded remedial bounds,’ 5th Circuit says
May 12, 2025, 12:45 pm CDT
These major law firms are ‘actively finalizing’ a merger deal
May 12, 2025, 09:15 am CDT
$2.6M settlement approved in suit claiming meditation program violated public school students’ religious rights
May 8, 2025, 12:53 pm CDT
‘There was in fact a defendant named Jaques Strapp,’ says judge defending his corny ‘dad jokes’
May 8, 2025, 11:13 am CDT
Judge rejects home confinement for ‘slots whisperer’ lawyer who spent nearly $9M in investor money
May 7, 2025, 03:30 pm CDT
