International Law

Top prosecutor for International Criminal Court accused of sexual misconduct

The International Criminal Court’s member countries will vote on whether to oust Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, following accusations of sexual misconduct made by a lawyer who currently works in his office.

Jul 17, 2026 10:20 AM CDT

Lawyer sues DOJ for more than $30M over dropped fraud charges

A prominent Maryland attorney filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday accusing the federal government of basing a criminal fraud and money laundering prosecution against him on false testimony by an FBI agent.

Jun 30, 2026 10:15 AM CDT

Former businessman extradited and charged in alleged ‘execution-style’ murders of lawyer and ex-employee

A former Los Angeles businessman has been charged with the alleged murders of a lawyer and a former employee after he was extradited from Montenegro to the United States, authorities reported Monday. He is suspected in a third murder in Las Vegas.

Jun 17, 2026 11:40 AM CDT

Attacks on Judges and Judicial Independence: The international dimension

The United States has long claimed a kind of exceptionalism in relation to international human rights standards, supporting their development, funding their enforcement elsewhere, and exempting itself from their application at home. Civil society organizations, including many that work on the rule of law, have often accommodated that posture, treating international mechanisms as tools for other contexts, rather than as standards that apply universally.

Jun 3, 2026 9:21 AM CDT

What 75 conversations taught me about networking as an internationally trained lawyer

Most networking advice recommends approaching conversations with a clear objective, a prepared elevator pitch and a defined outcome in mind. I took a different approach. I set a goal but did not follow a strict agenda.

Jun 2, 2026 2:52 PM CDT

Legal tech companies make a play for more sports deals

Some things just go together. Fans and foam fingers. Beer and hot dogs. Sports and legal technology? While the latter once seemed like an unlikely pairing, several leading legal tech companies have inked multiyear sponsorship deals with professional sports teams in the last couple of years.

Jun 2, 2026 12:36 PM CDT

Legal tech company Legora acquires AI-native legal research platform Qura

Fresh off its partnerships with actor Jude Law and the New York Yankees, legal artificial intelligence platform Legora has made another big move—this time looking to its own hometown.

Apr 23, 2026 11:31 AM CDT

Group of global law firms form new alliance to address AI

More than 15 international law firms are launching the Global Legal Tech Alliance with the aim of developing and deploying artificial intelligence to reshape legal services.

Apr 23, 2026 10:16 AM CDT

Legal tech company Legora announces global ad campaign featuring actor Jude Law

Perhaps it's appropriate that Jude Law, an actor who once starred in a film in 2001 called A.I. Artificial Intelligence, as well as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a movie from 2004 that utilized extensive computer-generated imagery and manipulated audio and video footage to "resurrect" the long-deceased Laurence Olivier, is signing up to be the face of a legal artificial intelligence platform.

Apr 15, 2026 11:20 AM CDT

Ashurst Perkins Coie, a proposed $2.8B trans-Atlantic firm, approved by partners

Partners at Ashurst and Perkins Coie have approved the creation of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a trans-Atlantic law firm with around 3,000 lawyers in more than 50 offices.

Apr 15, 2026 9:27 AM CDT

Global Assist: Lawyer provides free legal services to women in several countries with foundation honoring late mother

Jayne Fleming is a human rights attorney who has worked with survivors of torture and sexual gender-based violence from Central America, Greece, Jordan and Haiti. She became a lawyer in 2000 and now is the global director of a foundation that she established in 2010 in honor of her late mother. Fleming recently spoke about her career and foundation with the ABA Journal.

Mar 16, 2026 7:05 AM CDT

Amazon sues review-selling websites, alleging fake online reviews

Amazon is suing the operator of two review-selling websites with accusations of running a pipeline of fake online reviews, according to Law.com.

Feb 27, 2026 10:03 AM CST

‘Used, Abused and Sidelined’: Former JAG officers speak out about recent Trump administration decisions

Since its formation, the Former JAGs Working Group has since issued statements, essays and briefs on military-related topics, including domestic deployments to assist with immigration crackdown efforts. According to its website, the group’s work uses legal principles that are “the same ones that guide real-world operational decision-making.” “The group has no money, but it does show you that in American society, it doesn’t necessarily take a deep pocket to have some kind of impact,” says a founding member of the group.

Feb 11, 2026 9:20 AM CST

Minnesota lawyer on Winter Olympics curling team speaks out about home state, constitution, rule of law

A Minnesota lawyer on the curling team for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared his thoughts about freedom of the press, the rule of law and events in his home state at a press conference in Italy this week.

Feb 10, 2026 10:26 AM CST

With World Cup around corner, FIFA program gives lawyers access to ‘football legal ecosystem’ around globe

The legal framework that governs football, FIFA’s transfer regulations and disciplinary and doping matters are among the topics covered in the Diploma in Football Law program from FIFA, the international body that governs the sport.

Jan 6, 2026 9:08 AM CST