We’re thrilled to announce that our 8th annual list of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience, the 2014 Blawg 100, is now live.
“No longer to…
Nov 24, 2014 3:40 PM CST
At a law firm retreat, a partner approached me during a break. She had a problem she hoped I could solve: "I can't read anymore. I've lost the ability. I…
Nov 1, 2014 5:50 AM CDT
Photo of Bryan Garner by Terri Glanger
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I've taught at five law schools for almost 30 years now. Here's one takeaway from the experience: Law schools tip the storytelling practitioner's factually complex, often indeterminate and ambiguous world…
Oct 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT
The petitioner’s brief in Atkins v. Virginia persuasively evokes the voice of Lenny in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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Legal writing instructors may insist there’s no need to use the word “clearly” to emphasize that a point is clear, but some people aren’t getting the message.
A search for…
Sep 22, 2014 6:15 AM CDT
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking to the ABA House of Delegates, delivered some choice humor, an informative lecture on the history of Magna Carta and a call…
Aug 11, 2014 5:48 PM CDT
Changes occur far more frequently in Supreme Court opinions than most people realize, according to a new study. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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Alafair Burke's fascination with crime stories came far before her career as first a prosecutor and then a law professor. In this podcast, she discusses how the BTK serial killings affected her childhood, and shares details on her novels and career.
Jul 28, 2014 9:00 PM CDT
The ABA Journal won Magazine of the Year, and ABAJournal.com won a national gold medal for best Web News Section at the 2014 Azbee Awards.…
Jul 28, 2014 2:30 PM CDT
Podcast Transcript
Stephanie Francis Ward: Language is a living thing. New words and phrases—or even grammatical shifts—mean that a lexicographer’s work is never truly complete.
Bryan A. Garner: Our to-do…
Jul 7, 2014 1:30 PM CDT
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