Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after failing to gain a spot in the debates.
Mayer Brown associate Michael Kimberly says he isn’t that nervous about making his debut oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court next week. After all, he’s been preparing for…
Pennsylvania’s attorney general came to work Thursday, even though she no longer has an active law license. The suspension of her license took effect at midnight, and was imposed a…
An Indiana law making it a felony offense to take a “ballot selfie” at polling places or share it on social media is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday.
A judicial discipline board had sought a six- to 12-month suspension. But the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday removed a state judge from office, effective immediately, for living outside his…
The American Civil Liberties Union told the U.S. Supreme Court in an amicus brief last month that the size of legislative districts should be based on the overall population rather…
At 10 a.m. Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court began its October term for 2015, and many of the cases before it present issues that court has dealt with in recent…
A lawyer is now facing a legal ethics complaint for drafting what federal prosecutors in a case against a former Connecticut governor called a “sham” consulting agreement.
Malcolm Turnbull, a former prominent lawyer and banker, will be the new Prime Minister of Australia after he successfully ousted the controversial Tony Abbott from power.
A now-former longtime prosecutor in Davidson County, North Carolina, was indicted Tuesday, accused of texting an offer to pay $20,000 to get an opponent to drop out of an election…
Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig says he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination if crowdfunding helps him raise raise $1 million by Labor Day.
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