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Precedents

Aug. 6, 1890: First execution by electric chair

Jul 1, 2019 1:00 AM CDT

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mass incarceration debate

Jul 1, 2019 12:55 AM CDT

President's Message

Defense of the unpopular: Lawyers should not suffer backlash for defending rights of unsympathetic clients

Jul 1, 2019 12:50 AM CDT

Marked for Life

Formerly incarcerated people are building their own businesses and giving others second chances

Jul 1, 2019 12:30 AM CDT

Law schools

Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students

Jul 1, 2019 12:16 AM CDT

Feature

Urge to merge: Difficult times for law schools have prompted several to attempt to be acquired by other schools

Jul 1, 2019 12:15 AM CDT

Feature

Lawyers, songs and money: Music that changed the law

Jul 1, 2019 12:05 AM CDT

Judiciary

1 of 2 judges shot and wounded in White Castle parking lot is charged in the altercation

Jun 28, 2019 4:19 PM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Thomas weighs in on ‘dismemberment abortions’ and the undue burden standard

Jun 28, 2019 1:56 PM CDT

Law Firms

Law firm awarded $900K in suit contending departing lawyers took confidential files

Jun 28, 2019 12:40 PM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court to review rescission of DACA program for immigrants brought to US as children

Jun 28, 2019 11:51 AM CDT

Immigration Law

Union for asylum officers files brief opposing remain-in-Mexico policy

Jun 28, 2019 10:02 AM CDT

Privacy Law

Millions of minor criminal cases in this state will be automatically wiped from public databases

Jun 28, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

Warrant generally isn’t needed to draw blood from unconscious person suspected of DUI, says SCOTUS

Jun 27, 2019 2:58 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Woman is jailed after she took her estranged husband’s guns and gave them to police

Jun 27, 2019 1:57 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Woman who lost fetus after being shot is charged with manslaughter; shooter isn’t charged

Jun 27, 2019 1:09 PM CDT

Access to Justice

Few people seek legal solutions to their justice problems, worldwide survey finds

Jun 27, 2019 12:01 PM CDT

Question of the Week

What’s one thing you wish the public understood about the US legal system?

Jun 27, 2019 12:00 PM CDT

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is charged after shooting injured raccoon near courthouse

Jun 27, 2019 11:26 AM CDT

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS upholds judge’s decision to ask for better explanation on census citizenship question

Jun 27, 2019 10:15 AM CDT

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