A defense lawyer accused of smiling and calling her sexual abuse client “toast” after the verdict did not deliver effective assistance, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
A defamation suit filed by a fired Philadelphia news anchor against her former network and co-anchor is focusing on whether the two had a steamy relationship, as he claims, or,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for a man convicted in a Los Angeles double murder, despite evidence that his trial lawyer had failed to introduce evidence…
Expressing disgust at what he called an intentional killing of a man police apparently mistakenly believed to be a looter, federal judge today sentenced a former New Orleans officer to…
The lawyer who once headed a government agency that protects federal whistle-blowers has received a one-month sentence for withholding information after he scrubbed information from his computer.
Found guilty by a church tribunal in 2006 of sexually abusing a minor decades ago and subsequently defrocked, a high-ranking former New York priest has now turned the tables on…
Thirty years after John Hinckley Jr. shot Ronald Reagan, the would-be assassin is allowed to visit his mother 12 times a year in 10-day visits. On the grounds of a…
A New Mexico appeals court judge who was suspended after being charged in a drunk-driving case last month has pleaded guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated.
A death row inmate whose case may be portrayed in a film starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as his two lawyers has suffered a defeat in the U.S. Supreme…
Seeking to satisfy a tax debt of over $300,000 owed by a former New Hampshire lawyer who stole over $1 million from clients, the Internal Revenue Service is planning to…
Accused by the Oklahoma Bar Association of intentional misconduct in his handling of a 1993 murder case, a former Oklahoma County prosecutor says he did nothing wrong.
A California lawyer has pleaded guilty in a cash structuring case in which he, with the help of family, was accused of depositing some $300,000 into bank accounts in amounts…
Corrected: Apparently irritated at a deputy public defender representing him on a marijuana citation that could, at most, have resulted in a $100 fine, a California man punched her in…
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.