Nicholas Merrill, who challenged an FBI demand for private records about his Internet company’s clients, is now working on creating a surveillance-resistant ISP. Photo by Sarah Tew/CNET.
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This is our fourth iteration of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels, our annual nod to lawyers who are helping change the profession in ways both big and small. These are…
Aug 31, 2012 9:00 PM CDT
Photo of model Danniel J. Dixon by Callie Lipkin.
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A recent thread on the ABA’s SoloSez email discussion list focused on how fellow solosezzers deal with random letters from prisoners. While some lawyers say they ignore them,…
Shoplifting–is it little Johnny swiping a pack of gum, or a multi-billion-dollar crime epidemic? Well, it can be both, says Rachel Shteir, author of The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting, and the public perception of shoplifting has shifted throughout history. Shteir speaks with the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles as they discuss professional shoplifters called boosters, the treatments available for compulsive shoplifters, and the extraordinary extrajudicial industry of "loss prevention."
Marriage is a union of love–and frequently, of finances. So when you’re saddled with student loan debt, it could give your potential partners cold feet. NPR spoke…
“If you are not going to law school … what is your alternative path?” asks Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. “And in…
This week at The Not-So-Private Parts, Forbes blogger Kashmir Hill responded to commenter backlash to a post she wrote last week citing Aug 15, 2012 7:59 PM CDT
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.
Nicholas Merrill, who challenged an FBI demand for private records about his Internet company’s clients, is now working on creating a surveillance-resistant ISP. Photo by Sarah Tew/CNET.
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Photo of Bryan A. Garner by Terri Glanger.
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Photo of Rachel M. Zahorsky by Marc Hauser.
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Photo of model Danniel J. Dixon by Callie Lipkin.
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