Europe

Europe condemns U.S. move to bar individuals over tech monitoring

European political leaders and tech watchdogs pushed back sharply against what they called “an act of repression” after the State Department blocked five Europeans from entering the United States for allegedly censoring digital free speech.

Dec 24, 2025 11:45 AM CST

Stolen Treasures: Poring over decades-old inventories, Holocaust survivor and lawyer record items stolen by Nazis

Jonathan Schwartz, a Detroit attorney, is on a mission to help families find and retrieve the art and other items taken from their relatives during the Holocaust. “What we have is the largest art crime in history,” says Schwartz, a Taft Stettinius & Hollister partner. “While it happened in the past, it’s still ongoing as people discover what was taken from their families.” “The clock,” he adds, “is ticking on their ability to have their art returned.”

Dec 16, 2025 9:08 AM CST

Eighty years ago in Nuremberg, top Nazis faced justice

On Nov. 20, 1945—80 years ago Thursday—more than 20 top Nazis who had survived the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s Germany were put on trial in the medieval but now bombed-out town of Nuremberg.

Nov 20, 2025 11:30 AM CST

Approaching retirement age? Go back to law school—in a different country

Maybe you can identify with this. You are at the socially acceptable retirement age. Very few people, especially in your age group, understand why you are still working. “Are you retired yet?” “Oh, I’m sorry.” “You can’t take it with you!” “Before long, it will be gone, gone, gone!”

Sep 10, 2025 9:01 AM CDT

Massachusetts AG’s office spent nearly $300K on state credit cards last fiscal year

A trip to France was among the estimated $288,000 in expenses charged to state credit cards last fiscal year by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office, according to a tally of expenses by the Boston Herald.

Aug 4, 2025 3:07 PM CDT

Careers in Transit: What it’s like for lawyers to live abroad

For attorneys, the move abroad can be tricky, depending on whether you’re planning on still practicing U.S. law overseas or whether you’d like to get admitted in a new country so you can practice that country’s law.

Jul 30, 2025 1:57 PM CDT

Barrister’s new mystery novel offers glimpse inside the Inner Temple

Since it was seized from the Knights Templar in the 14th century, the Inner Temple in London has housed acolytes of a different sort: men (and eventually women) who serve as advocates of the law. It’s also the setting of “A Case of Mice and Murder.”

Jun 18, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Why lie? Max docuseries exams murderer who reportedly fibbed about killing a few more people

Serial Killer, Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special, tells the story of a British man serving two life-without-parole sentences for multiple murders who later confessed to also murdering Lin and Megan Russell, a mother and daughter.

May 29, 2025 12:01 PM CDT

In ‘extremely rare’ move, BigLaw firm acquires AI legal tech company

In a bid to build its artificial intelligence capabilities, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has acquired legal technology company Springbok AI.

Mar 18, 2025 1:02 PM CDT

Legal tech company Clio acquires AI-focused platform specializing in large firms

Legal technology company Clio announced Thursday that it acquired ShareDo, an artificial intelligence-focused platform specializing in large law firms.

Mar 14, 2025 2:18 PM CDT

Accent stereotypes can influence judgments about guilt, study finds

A British study has found that people with accents linked to higher social status were generally judged less likely to commit crimes.

Jan 27, 2025 12:55 PM CST

Most lawyers aren’t using AI to address growing workloads, new report says

A new study has found that most legal professionals are not yet using artificial intelligence to address increasing workload challenges.

Jan 16, 2025 10:15 AM CST

US law firms make gains in UK’s mergers market

U.S. law firms took a greater share of the mergers and acquisitions market in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to data that was published Wednesday.

Jan 16, 2025 9:35 AM CST

Michelle Rozovics’ love of learning and teaching takes her around the world

ABA member Michelle Rozovics—the managing attorney of Rozovics Law Firm in McHenry, Illinois, a small city northwest of Chicago—says curiosity led her to the legal profession. It inspired her to pursue international and business law and to work with clients, law students and judges around the world.

Nov 27, 2024 8:48 AM CST

Anti-abortion princess explains her friendship with Justice Alito after he discloses $900 gift

A German princess has said she first met U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito at a Catholic conference while summering in Rome.

Oct 23, 2024 12:18 PM CDT