10 tips for better legal writing

Oct 1, 2014 3:00 AM CDT

Clearly, justices don’t observe ban on the word ‘clearly’

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 the term “clearly” in U.S. Supreme Court opinions found the word “clearly” was used in 105 opinions since Jan. 9,…

Sep 22, 2014 6:15 AM CDT

Stop: Before you hit ‘send’...

Sep 1, 2014 8:40 AM CDT

ABA Publishing puts growing emphasis on legal books that interest general audiences

Sep 1, 2014 7:30 AM CDT

Magna Carta should inspire lawyers to rise above partisanship, solve problems, chief justice says

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 for lawyers to advance the historic document’s ideal for the rule of law and particularly for independent courts. Roberts’ address…

Aug 11, 2014 5:48 PM CDT

Supreme Court justices regularly seek to change the errors of their ways

Aug 1, 2014 9:00 AM CDT

How to avoid mucking up the most crucial part of discourse

Aug 1, 2014 8:20 AM CDT

Stealing stories from the movies

Aug 1, 2014 8:10 AM CDT

Growing up during BTK serial-killing spree informed author’s new crime novel (podcast)

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

ABA Journal wins Magazine of the Year, best Web News Section at 2014 Azbee Awards

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. The awards, given by the American Society of Business Publication Editors in Chicago on Friday, recognize outstanding work by a business-to-business, trade, association or professional…

Jul 28, 2014 2:30 PM CDT

Bryan Garner on legal neologisms and how ‘Black’s Law Dictionary’ keeps up (podcast with transcript)

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 list is still very long. I have 2500 terms yet to be defined. Stephanie Francis Ward: I’m Stephanie Francis Ward.…

Jul 7, 2014 1:30 PM CDT

An interview with Judge Richard A. Posner

Jul 1, 2014 10:20 AM CDT

App translates rules of golf into plain English

Jul 1, 2014 9:30 AM CDT

Who owns the law? Technology reignites the war over just how public documents should be

These days the smallest and most exclusive piece of real estate in Washington, D.C., is the sliver of common ground that exists between congressional Democrats and Republicans. But during a January hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on the scope of copyright protection laws, Democrats and Republicans…

Jun 1, 2014 10:40 AM CDT

Letters: Cloud, Paper, Servers

Jun 1, 2014 10:10 AM CDT