As a border town becomes a murder capital, Mexico pushes for dramatic rule-of-law changes

As the DOJ’s disciplinary agency all but disappears, judges take matters into their own hands

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