Mental Health

On a Mission: Dominique Dove calls on difficult past to support female soldiers and veterans

In addition to pushing for equity in the U.S. Army, ABA member Dominique Dove volunteers with organizations that support female veterans. She also raises awareness of issues facing female veterans, including homelessness and sexual trauma, through her participation in pageants. She is reigning Dr. World 2026, which celebrates women with doctoral degrees.

Mar 3, 2026 8:11 AM CST

Plaintiff testifies about addiction in trial against social media companies

The lead plaintiff in a high-profile trial against social media companies told jurors in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday that her addiction to Instagram and YouTube led to her depression and body-image issues.

Feb 27, 2026 9:42 AM CST

On witness stand, YouTube VP says his kids watch 5 to 6 hours daily on platforms

In a California courtroom Monday, Cristos Goodrow, a YouTube vice president, denied that YouTube and Instagram were addictive and harm children, adding that his children watch five to six hours daily on the platforms and it was “very good” for them.

Feb 24, 2026 1:11 PM CST

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in first social media addiction trial

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., refuted allegations that Instagram manipulates users younger than age 13 during a daylong testimony in the first trial connecting teenage mental health problems and social media.

Feb 19, 2026 11:44 AM CST

Google and Meta social media mental health trial set to start as jury selected

A trial to consider claims that Google’s YouTube, as well as Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms harmed young people’s mental health is set to start Monday after the jury was selected for the test case Friday.

Feb 9, 2026 1:15 PM CST

Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide

Parents who contend social media is harmful to youths will make their argument in court this week when the first of several high-profile social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok and YouTube goes to trial. These suits will test the proposition of whether social media causes psychological harm, which could have profound implications for the industry along with ordinary consumers.

Jan 26, 2026 11:45 AM CST

Jurors will remain anonymous in first social media addiction trial

A Los Angeles judge has ordered social media companies be prohibited from knowing the identities of jurors in the first-ever trial accusing the platforms of addicting adolescent users.

Jan 16, 2026 9:34 AM CST

‘Am I the Drama?’ What Cardi B can teach the legal profession

When rapper Cardi B released Am I the Drama? just weeks after winning a high-profile assault lawsuit, she turned legal adversity into cultural commentary. From narrative framing and courtroom conduct to trial publicity and client counseling, her experience offers practical lessons for lawyers and law students on managing reputation, evidence and ethics in the court of law and the court of public opinion.

Dec 17, 2025 9:01 AM CST

Read this year’s Ross Essay Contest winner, ‘26 Days’

University of Pittsburgh Law School graduate Murphy DePompei’s short story, ‘26 Days,’ about an associate struggling to avoid alcohol at a firm event, is the 2025 ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction.

Nov 26, 2025 10:29 AM CST

How tough-on-crime policies shift the burden to public defenders

Across the country, criminal justice policy is undergoing yet another pendulum swing. After over a decade of reform efforts focused on decarceration and diversion, states are now reembracing the all-too-familiar tough-on-crime approaches.

Nov 24, 2025 1:55 PM CST

‘Prestige is no longer the primary currency of success in law,’ survey suggests

Lawyers are divided on whether income or flexibility and autonomy are their top priorities in legal practice, according to findings of a survey of 132 attorneys by Paragon Legal, a provider of temporary lawyers for in-house legal departments.

Nov 17, 2025 9:57 AM CST

Bryan Garner on the problem of time-toggling

Lawyers often make their prose harder to follow than it needs to be. One of the worst culprits is time-toggling—those unannounced leaps from present to past, from recent to remote, from actual to hypothetical.

Nov 17, 2025 9:12 AM CST

About 1 in 5 law students have a disability, new survey finds

A survey released this week from Indiana University found that among U.S. law students, about 20% reported that they have a disability of some kind—ranging from mental health conditions to physical disabilities—and often feel unsupported.

Nov 6, 2025 11:38 AM CST

Lawyer suspended following ‘unconventional, erratic and threatening behavior’

A lawyer has been suspended from Ohio law practice for 18 months, with six months stayed, for an incident in which he confronted ex-colleagues with a hatchet and challenged the name partner of his former law firm to a duel.

Oct 23, 2025 11:33 AM CDT

Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy

The Supreme Court sounded deeply skeptical Tuesday about a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors, suggesting the justices may scuttle the statute and similar restrictions in nearly 30 states.

Oct 7, 2025 1:28 PM CDT