The former chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court, Sue Bell Cobb, set a goal during the 2006 election to the state’s high court. Raise $2.6 million and win.
A federal judge in East St. Louis, Illinois, has ruled that Justice Lloyd Karmeier of the Illinois Supreme Court may be deposed in a RICO suit claiming State Farm orchestrated…
Updated: Protesters interrupted the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, the anniversary of the court’s Citizens United decision finding that corporations have a First Amendment right to expressly support…
As we kick off our centennial year celebrations, we wanted to take a look back at the ways that the world has changed since the ABA Journal produced its first…
Reformers who want to address the black community’s anger in Ferguson, Missouri, hope to reform area traffic courts and the system for school board elections.
Cozen O’Connor can write off $448,468 in legal work for a would-be Philadelphia mayor without having the money characterized as a political campaign contribution, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court says.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considered an Alabama redistricting plan said to pack black voters in minority districts, diluting their voting strength elsewhere.
Two columnists are blaming Citizens United for the influx of outside money into judicial races and are raising questions about the impact. Their question: Are courts for sale?
Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court apparently pulled an all-nighter before issuing an order at 5 a.m. Saturday allowing Texas’ voter ID law to take effect for early voting beginning on…
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At Dr. Anna Howard Shaw’s urging, President Woodrow Wilson used the war to pass the 18th Amendment. AP Photo
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