Today’s pirates have more legal power than those of yesteryear

Schools and students battle over out-of-class Internet files

As businesses shrink staff, lawyers are among those being laid off

Those wanting face time need not apply

Laws are tough on child pornography. But some federal judges think the time isn’t fitting the crime.

Agency ponders new rules on handling genetic testing-related bias

A shipwreck, a mysterious owner and a 158-year-old maritime law

A loophole in real estate law pits families against developers and each other. Some say there’s more than money at stake.

More than a decade ago, Brooksley Born warned that unregulated financial markets were getting out of hand. Now many in Washington wish they’d listened.

Sexual assault prosecution is nearly impossible in prison, study shows