A Denver judge accused of leaving her 6-year-old granddaughter in the car while she shopped at Sam’s Club will be able to win dismissal of her case under a six-month…
How long should one judge monopolize oral arguments? Seven minutes is too long for Chief Judge Edith Jones of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The growing financial crisis facing state court systems has coincided with the economic doldrums that have existed in the United States since at least 2008. But at least one expert…
A female law clerk who is also an attorney has filed suit against the Fergus County, Mont., judge for whom she works, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for assault.
But for a jammed assault rifle, a man who fired 70 rounds at an Arkansas courthouse last week almost certainly would have done much greater damage, the judge who apparently…
A Connecticut Supreme Court Justice has offered an apology to the plaintiff in a famous eminent domain case, surprising the author of a book on the dispute.
A former chief judge of Harlan County, Ky., should be removed from office, a disciplinary panel ruled today, because of conflicts of interest and his use of his office to…
Four U.S. marshals will be in the courtroom as attorney Paul Bergrin goes on trial in federal court in Newark, N.J., next month. He faces a racketeering case in which…
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.