Newest Issue - December 2015

Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse

Features

• Employers and workers grapple with laws allowing marijuana use
• What is the state of the legal blogosphere?
• The 9th Annual Blawg 100
• 'Umpire' blog is shuttered, but its judge-author is staying in the game

President's Letter

• ABA Everyday program thanks members with free, daily content

Letters

• Letters: Hard Knocks and Health

The National Pulse

• Supreme Court ruling could spark more unintentional-discrimination cases
• Patent holders allege financial companies are misusing new post-grant review process for profit

Business of Law

• Innocence project movement in China rises to aid the wrongfully convicted
• Lawyer who crusaded against trans fats turns his attention to fighting distracted driving
• Release of police info draws suspicion, but it helps some defense attorneys
• When the legal job market tanked, a law student changed it
• There's an uptick in e-filing in state and local courts
• Slow-evolving legal research platform Cheetah has pluses, minuses

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Bipartisan collaboration in the Senate increases chances for a major criminal justice reform act

Precedents

• Dec. 31, 1970: McCartney files to dissolve the Beatles

The Practice

• Lawyers engaging in debt collection may be regulated by a New York City ordinance, say courts
• 30 more words to test your pronunciation skills
• How to appear confident and self-assured, even when you're not

Opening Statements

• Anti-puppy mill legislation across the country is dogging pet stores
• Can marijuana ads be shown on TV in states where it's legal? Broadcasters aren't so sure
• New business collects debts for independent workers
• This lawyer is using her love for 'Star Wars' to expand the galaxy of geeks

Supreme Court Report

• Redistricting case brings partisan politics, immigration and federalism before SCOTUS

Your ABA

• Substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession, say experts
• 13-city roadshow highlights changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• ABA Announcements

Obiter Dicta

• 'Free-range' parents encourage kids to broaden their horizons--the law, not so much

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