The advent of proxy servers and mobile access to the internet has made IP addresses less reliable for law enforcement investigating online crimes.

John A. Bingham wasn’t the most prominent Republican politician during the Civil War period; he probably wasn’t even among the top 10. The role Bingham garnered that provides his most lasting legacy: He is the father of the 14th Amendment.

The treaty is a product of the Cold War and primarily addresses concerns of that era, including nuclear war. So for 50 years, the treaty has prevented belligerent nations from putting weapons of mass destruction into space. But space is becoming big business, and commercial interests are putting new pressures on the law of outer space.

There are five international treaties that deal with issues such as arms control, freedom of exploration, liability for damage caused by space objects, exploitation of natural resources in outer space, and more.

A backlog of pending cases has been growing in the immigration courts for more than a decade—reaching more than half a million cases last year. One immigration judge said that in the fall of 2016, some judges were setting hearing dates as late as 2022.

A 2010 report from the ABA Commission on Immigration cited many of the same concerns that exist today about a system incapable of handling increased enforcement of immigration laws.

The First Amendment takes a leading role before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. A case decided Wednesday, along with two others, could impact a slew of important free speech principles, including commercial speech, the government speech doctrine, online privacy, the right to receive information and ideas, speech vs. conduct and the viewpoint discrimination principle.

There is no clear scientific consensus when it comes to smoking pot and driving. And few of the tools police officers have long relied on to determine whether a driver is too drunk to drive, such as the Breathalyzer, exist for marijuana.

Whether it inspires envy, parody, anger, litigation or teeth-clenched admiration, legal advertising is here to stay. Although the ad-buy rush is fueled by personal injury and mass tort lawyers, a report by Kantar Media found other lawyers and legal-service providers have contributed to the boom, ranking Avvo and LegalZoom among the top 10 biggest spenders on TV advertising in 2015.