Features

Russia Claws at the Rule of Law

The courtroom gallery brimmed with lawyers during the trial in January of four men accused of murdering Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta who was gunned down in 2006 at the elevator of her Moscow apartment.

Jul 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

Justice in the Rough

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

Jul 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

The ‘Roach Motel’

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

Jul 2, 2009 4:19 AM CDT

In-House Is No Haven

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

Jun 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

Virtually Practicing

Those wanting face time need not apply

Jun 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

A Reluctant Rebellion

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

Jun 2, 2009 4:19 AM CDT

The Cemetery Sea

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

May 2, 2009 4:50 AM CDT

In The Cross-Heirs

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

May 2, 2009 4:40 AM CDT

The Born Prophecy

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.

May 2, 2009 4:30 AM CDT