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The 25 Greatest Legal TV Shows: The Jury

ED BARK is an award-winning TV critic who blogs about all things television from his website, UncleBarky.com. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bark is former president of the Television Critics Association and a former board member of the George Foster Peabody Awards. CHRISTINE A. CORCOS is an associate…

Aug 2, 2009 4:10 AM CDT

Irvine by Erwin

Can a top legal academic create a law school that is both innovative and elite?

Aug 2, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

Where the Work Is

Lawyers recommend these practice areas in recessionary times

Aug 2, 2009 3:39 AM CDT

Russia Claws at the Rule of Law

The courtroom gallery brimmed with lawyers during the trial in January of four men accused of murdering Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta who was gunned down in 2006 at the elevator of her Moscow apartment.

Jul 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

Justice in the Rough

As a border town becomes a murder capital, Mexico pushes for dramatic rule-of-law changes

Jul 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

The ‘Roach Motel’

As the DOJ’s disciplinary agency all but disappears, judges take matters into their own hands

Jul 2, 2009 4:19 AM CDT

In-House Is No Haven

As businesses shrink staff, lawyers are among those being laid off

Jun 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

Virtually Practicing

Those wanting face time need not apply

Jun 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

A Reluctant Rebellion

Laws are tough on child pornography. But some federal judges think the time isn’t fitting the crime.

Jun 2, 2009 4:19 AM CDT

The Cemetery Sea

A shipwreck, a mysterious owner and a 158-year-old maritime law

May 2, 2009 4:50 AM CDT

In The Cross-Heirs

A loophole in real estate law pits families against developers and each other. Some say there’s more than money at stake.

May 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

The Born Prophecy

More than a decade ago, Brooksley Born warned that unregulated financial markets were getting out of hand. Now many in Washington wish they’d listened.

May 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

Law Firm Websites That Work

These firms use the Internet to get the job done

Apr 2, 2009 4:49 AM CDT

In Search of the Perfect Search

A project closes in on a protocol to improve e-discovery results

Apr 2, 2009 3:40 AM CDT

Catch Me If You Can

For years, Howard Kieffer dazzled clients, judges and lawyers with his federal sentencing expertise. Then they found out why he knew so much.

Apr 2, 2009 3:19 AM CDT