The historic November midterm elections have rewritten the political landscape in Washington, D.C., setting the stage for Democratic control of both chambers of Congress and a potentially consequential legislative agenda.
Erwin Chemerinsky. (Photo by Jim Block) On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a major case about free exercise of religion, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. Over the last decade, the justices have greatly expanded First Amendment protections for religion. This case could either go…
For lawyers and other student loan borrowers working in public service jobs, the path to having their remaining federal student loan balances discharged under Public Service Loan Forgiveness program after 120 months of qualifying payments is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate.
Nicole Black. For many years, Westlaw and LexisNexis dominated the online legal research market for law firms of all sizes. Lawyers from firms big and small seeking to conduct research had very few options: Go the old-school route and use books, pay high fees, or obtain free access at their…
The brief made the student feel stupid. That was its first accomplishment. Whether it accomplished anything for the client remained uncertain. The student had read, reread and struggled to understand what an experienced lawyer presumably considered fit for judicial consumption.
I get quite a few online inquiries about old convictions people want me to investigate. I’ve learned over my career that it isn’t always about the merits of the case; sometimes, people just want closure.
A few months before Derek Webb came to Chicago to the ABA Annual Conference, King Charles cited Webb's work on Magna Carta in the king’s April speech to a joint session of Congress. The ABA could not have asked for a more eminent endorsement.
Erwin Chemerinsky. (Photo by Jim Block) When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to hear the first oral arguments of the term Monday, it will be with the same nine justices as it has had the past five years. There was much speculation that Justice Clarence Thomas or Justice Samuel Alito…
Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, recently pleaded with readers: “Never Write With A.I.” His argument isn’t frivolous. Writing makes thought clearer, more rigorous and more accountable. Surrender too much of the writing, and you’ll surrender some of the thinking with it. But lawyers should think about the technology differently.
Ari Kaplan, a legal industry analyst and the host of the Reinventing Professionals podcast, recently spoke with the following leaders at the 2026 International Legal Technology Association Annual Conference for his annual mixtape.
