Having his own firm gave Nixon access to deep-pocketed clients, allowed him to travel internationally and burnish his foreign policy credentials and, most importantly, helped build a formidable staff of top-notch lawyers, researchers and writers—a staff that did just about everything for him when it came time to ramp up for the 1968 campaign.

Lawyers often take on additional work beyond the boundaries of their practices. But some attorneys take parallel paths, excelling in another areas completely unconnected to law. These mega-multitaskers have essentially built second careers—making money, gaining recognition, building brands and reporting a level of satisfaction they think wouldn’t be possible working in law alone.

Substantial, high-profile awards have been won in cases in which judges found constitutional violations against owners.

Anti-profanity laws remain on the books in some states. Such laws are sometimes considered constitutional under the fighting words doctrine—words the Supreme Court defined in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942).

“The advantages for women in the human rights field are that the employers tend to pay greater attention to issues of equality, it can contribute to a sense of self-worth and there is often good camaraderie,” says Brittany Benowitz, director of the Justice Defenders Program for the ABA Center for Human Rights.

While President Donald Trump’s brash style and bold actions in dealing with the other branches of government have made the study of the separation of powers popular again, the greater concern is a more subtle balance of powers within the executive branch—the level of independence accorded the Department of Justice.

When President Donald Trump was elected with what he saw as a mandate to shake things up, the stolid study of constitutional law suddenly became operatic, including the political doctrine of the separation of powers. Aspects of it are now dramatic topics, sometimes even on the street in a fashion, though only a quarter of Americans can name the three branches of government.

State freedom of information laws are intended to allow citizens to keep tabs on their governments. While they expose wrongdoing, mismanagement, reckless spending and even scandal, they also can be abused.

Although reformers say an algorithm called a risk assessment decreases crime rates, reduces jail populations and increases government savings, the bail bond industry sees a permissive tool that is bad for public safety and an existential threat.