Lawyers increasingly are becoming like luxury goods to many would-be clients, an expensive article that they can’t afford or don’t want to make a priority.
Prosecutions of Bush administration officials for their conduct of the fight against terrorism are unlikely, said speakers at a panel held today during the World Justice Forum in Vienna.
A drug possession trial in Los Angeles ended abruptly after dramatic courtroom developments. When a surprise videotape of the defendant’s arrest was played in court Friday by the defense, it…
A federal appeals court has upheld a sanction against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for trying to dissuade a witness from testifying in a deposition.
Willful violations by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of wage-and-hour rules in Minnesota could require the mega-retailer to pay $2 billion in penalties for more than 2 million such infractions involving $6.5…
We can’t help but notice that many readers who comment on ABAJournal.com posts are obsessed with spelling and grammar—whether they’re calling out other commenters on their errors, or re-posting, chastened,…
Even Vienna, a major European capital that counts plenty of diplomatic meetings, treaty conferences and academic gatherings in its history, probably has never seen something quite like the Jul 1, 2008 3:28 PM CDT
This year’s Ross Essay Contest—asking ABA members to address the topic “Why do you believe the legal profession is the greatest profession in the world?”—brought in so many good entries…
In the rap world it’s all about street cred. And Emeka Onyejekwe has credibility—just not the kind typically associated with rap. What he does have is a law degree from…
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