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July 2019

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• Lawyers, songs and money: Music that changed the law
• Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students
• Urge to merge: Difficult times for law schools have prompted several to attempt to be acquired by other schools

June 2019

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• Change Agents: A new wave of reform prosecutors upends the status quo
• Law, Camera, Action! Attorneys with side gigs as TV commentators are always on call

January 2019

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• Prisons are housing mental health patients who've committed no crimes
• Guardians of the Sixth Amendment
• Ross Award winner sees the honor in public defenders' work

January 2019

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• Prisons are housing mental health patients who've committed no crimes
• Guardians of the Sixth Amendment
• Ross Award winner sees the honor in public defenders' work

January 2019

Featured Stories

• Prisons are housing mental health patients who've committed no crimes
• Guardians of the Sixth Amendment
• Ross Award winner sees the honor in public defenders' work

December 2018

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• Other People's Money: Rise of litigation finance companies raises legal and ethical concerns
• Blawg 100 Hall of Fame
• But their emails! Some of the most contentious political issues are e-discovery disputes

November 2018

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• Legal ethics questions and accusations of spying on the defense have stymied a Guantanamo terrorism trial
• Cybersquatters have taken advantage of BigLaw mergers to beat those firms to the trademark registry
• Devastated by office chemicals, an attorney helps others fight toxic torts

October 2018

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• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become an unlikely pop culture icon
• More law firms join 'best for women' lists, but statistics are stalled
• California asserts global power in defiance of Trump administration policies

September 2018

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• 2018 Legal Rebels: Knocking down the barriers of convention and building the profession anew
• BigLaw firms' competition from the Big Four accounting firms
• The job is killing them: Family lawyers experience threats, violence

August 2018

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• The 25 greatest legal movies
• Contemporary legal films shift away from lawyers as righteous heroes
• Justice, mercy and redemption: Bryan Stevenson's death row advocacy

July 2018

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• The Chicago police legacy of extracting false confessions is costing the city millions
• Wrongly convicted as a teen, now he helps those like himself
• Shut up! The art and craftiness of cease-and-desist letters

June 2018

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• Building a niche law practice rewards extra work, special training
• Time's up: Legal, judicial systems slow to adapt to sexual harassment and assault issues
• Why 3 BigLaw firms ended use of mandatory arbitration clauses

May 2018

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• These lawyers balance full-time practices with a side hustle that pays
• Increased enforcement of immigration laws has raised the risk of scams
• Underreporting makes notario fraud difficult to fight

April 2018

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• The executive branch pushes the boundaries of the separation of powers
• Data scientists help courts grapple with increasingly divisive maps
• Women of the world: Meet 3 human rights lawyers fighting for change in the U.S. and around the globe

March 2018

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• The dangers of digital things: Self-driving cars steer proposed laws on robotics and automation
• Blockchain-based initial coin offerings chart uncertain legal terrain
• Results may vary in legal research databases

February 2018

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• Legal community meets relief challenges after hurricanes Harvey and Irma
• Lawyer fashion evolves to reflect personality and tradition
• Winning short story: 'The Attorney Helped Clean Up The Blood'

January 2018

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• Millennial lawyers are forging their own paths—and it's wrong to call them lazy
• Disability rights movement's legislative impact sprang from on-campus activism
• Protecting digital accessibility ensures equal rights for disabled people

January 2018

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• Millennial lawyers are forging their own paths—and it's wrong to call them lazy
• Disability rights movement's legislative impact sprang from on-campus activism
• Protecting digital accessibility ensures equal rights for disabled people

January 2018

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• Millennial lawyers are forging their own paths—and it's wrong to call them lazy
• Disability rights movement's legislative impact sprang from on-campus activism
• Protecting digital accessibility ensures equal rights for disabled people

December 2017

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• Welcome to the 2017 ABA Journal Web 100
• Chicago special prosecutor's career nearly came to a premature end
• Campus sex assault investigations have become polarized and political

November 2017

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• Advocates work to keep young female offenders out of prison through early intervention
• 10 myths show the harsh realities of employment civil rights litigation
• Girls' courts under scrutiny

October 2017

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• Program helps law firms see progress in gender diversity—but is it enough?
• Jeff's Law
• The President's Court

September 2017

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• Legal Rebels: Pattern of Progress
• Female lawyers sue for pay fairness
• Afghan, Iraqi interpreters caught in immigration waiting game

August 2017

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• Civil rights lawyers from the 1960s have lessons for today's social activists
• Troubled Passage: Charlotte School of Law faces an uncertain future, but it is not alone
• Honoring Our Favorite Your Honors

July 2017

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• Globe-trotting attorneys offer new-era strategies for efficient business travel
• Fake news lacks straightforward cure
• Fake news has long held a role in American history

June 2017

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• How managed services are building systems for corporate legal work
• Video cannot replace the courtroom sketch artist
• How to pull off a successful law firm merger

May 2017

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• The 14th: A Civil War-era amendment has become a mini Constitution for modern times
• Public Employees, Private Speech: 1st Amendment doesn't always protect government workers
• Gun War: Congress has been silent on guns, but states haven't, so change is on the horizon

April 2017

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• Legal advertising blows past $1 billion and goes viral
• Legal logjam in immigration court grows to more than 540,000 cases
• ABA commission had warned of immigration-court backlog

March 2017

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• Law firms must manage cybersecurity risks
• The Brain Defense: Vets with head trauma, stress find mercy in court
• Risk-assessment algorithms challenged in bail, sentencing and parole decisions

February 2017

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• For more good: Law firms find other ways to provide service to society
• States raising age for adult prosecution back to 18
• Kids in Chains: Juvenile advocates urge that shackling be limited

January 2017

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• Erasing the News: Should some stories be forgotten?
• Another Shot
• The Gideon Revolution

December 2016

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• 10th Annual Blawg 100
• Jailhouse Warehouse: The nation's jails are housing more mentally ill people than hospitals
• What bloggers told us about the state of the legal blogosphere

November 2016

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• Appeals courts are dismantling stricter voter ID laws
• Who's to blame for poisoning of Flint's water?
• Lead litigation beyond Flint

October 2016

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• Who's the pirate? Lawyers join forces to fight allegedly bogus claims of pay-TV theft
• Ex-con fights for prisoner rights and battles censorship
• Lawsuits dispute whether the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the best interests of children

September 2016

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• A New Wave of Legal Rebels
• What do falling bar-passage rates mean for legal education--and the future of the profession?
• Law prof and journalist team up to hold police accountable for their actions

August 2016

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• The 6 types of lawyer movies
• Fines against unsafe nursing homes are considered a slap on the wrist
• Lawsuits fail to bring improvements to nursing homes

July 2016

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• These lawyers turn to nature to nurture their bodies and souls
• 50 years later, Freedom of Information Act still chipping away at government's secretive culture
• Legal challenges over online reviews seek to separate fact from fiction

June 2016

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• A new dawn for Cuba as it opens for business
• Contentious battles between couples over frozen embryos raise legal and ethical dilemmas
• After Obergefell: How the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has affected other areas of law

May 2016

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• Did litigation kill the Beatles?
• Secret Snitches: California case uncovers long-standing practice of planting jailhouse informants
• Two reluctant entrepreneurs tackle challenge of copyright duration

April 2016

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• How artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession
• Some law firms look outside law practice to avoid their 'Kodak moment'
• Court systems rethink the use of financial bail, which some say penalizes the poor

March 2016

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• Minority women are disappearing from BigLaw--and here's why
• Personal injury lawyers turn to neuroscience to back claims of chronic pain
• Justice moves slowly for those who need interpreters

February 2016

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• China's latest crackdown on lawyers is unprecedented, human rights monitors say
• Will those who led the financial system into crisis ever face charges?
• Meet the father of the landmark lawsuit that secured basic rights for immigrant minors

January 2016

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• Most lawyers are introverted, and that's not necessarily a bad thing
• 15 signs you may be an introvert
• Metrics can tell the tale of a firm's fate

December 2015

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• Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse
• Employers and workers grapple with laws allowing marijuana use
• What is the state of the legal blogosphere?

November 2015

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• How lawyers can turn fear into an ally
• Debt-buying industry and lax court review are burying defendants in defaults
• How prosecutors brought down Lucky Luciano

October 2015

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• What the jobs are: New tech and client needs create a new field of legal operations
• These lawyers battle in the boxing ring as well as the courtroom
• John Roberts marks 10 years as chief justice by taking the long view

September 2015

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• Meet our 2015 Legal Rebels
• Roundtable on change and challenge in the business of law
• The Rise of the Megafirm

August 2015

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• Why Hollywood loves lawyers
• An admitted murderer seeks justice in the death of his daughter
• Have we reached the end of the partnership model?

July 2015

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• Meet 6 lawyers who are also racecar drivers
• Clemency Project 2014 is out to help prisoners doing excessive time due to inflexible sentencing
• How lawyers can avoid burnout and debilitating anxiety

June 2015

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• America's Magna Carta
• Faith and fiscal responsibility cause many conservatives to change their view of the death penalty
• The biggest hurdle for lawyers with disabilities: preconceptions

May 2015

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• Meet the lawyers behind high-profile investigations
• How these American lawyers have built their lives and careers in foreign lands
• These JD-carrying exonerees are using their experiences to right wrongs

April 2015

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• 100 innovations in law
• Indian tribes are retaking jurisdiction over domestic violence on their own land
• 20 apps to help provide easier access to legal help

March 2015

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• Valuing and selling a firm takes time, matchmaker skills
• Lawyers who self-medicate to deal with stress sometimes steal from those they vowed to protect
• A new defense approach to storytelling changes capital cases in Texas

February 2015

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• How Dewey management's rosy picture masked an ugly truth
• The most dangerous job in law
• Model program brings holistic solutions to divorce

January 2015

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• 100 Years of Law
• Does the UK know something we don't about alternative business structures?
• Washington state moves around UPL, using legal technicians to help close the justice gap