Nelson Mandela, ‘a giant among men’ who taught us the meaning of the rule of law, dies at 95

Nelson Mandela, a longtime political prisoner who went on to become globally recognized as an inspirational leader of his country and win the Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully amidst his family Thursday night at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 95 years old. Convicted and sentenced to a…

Dec 6, 2013 8:20 PM CST

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Prohibition repeal with our ‘Mens Rea’ cocktail

Eighty years ago today, on Dec. 5, 1933, the Eighteenth Amendment was officially repealed by the ratification of the 21st Amendment. It once again became legal to produce, transport, and sell alcohol in the United States, ending the massively unpopular 13-year experiment in Prohibition which had led to a big…

Dec 5, 2013 5:20 PM CST

Judy Clarke has a knack for keeping her notorious clients off death row

Dec 1, 2013 11:20 AM CST

‘Link rot’ is degrading legal research and case cites

Dec 1, 2013 9:40 AM CST

Dec. 4, 1875: Boss Tweed escapes

Dec 1, 2013 7:09 AM CST

3 men convicted in infamous ‘Scottsboro Boys’ case are pardoned by Alabama parole board

Closing a chapter in a criminal case that is considered symbolic of racial injustice in the early decades of the 20th Century, the Alabama parole board Thursday granted posthumous pardons to three black men who were convicted by all-white juries of a rape that apparently never occurred in a case…

Nov 21, 2013 6:03 PM CST

50 years after assassination of President Kennedy, experts debate exactly who was to blame

Almost 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as he was traveling through Dallas in an open car as part of a motorcade on Nov. 22, 1963, there is still disagreement about who was responsible for the crime that shocked the country. The Warren Commission said Lee…

Nov 21, 2013 12:46 AM CST

10 trials that changed the world

At their best, trials provide insight into the human condition while they illuminate principles of the law. And sometimes they even change the course of history. Is it any wonder that, at least in the public’s mind, trial lawyers are the superstars of the legal profession?

Nov 1, 2013 2:51 PM CDT

God punishes Adam and Eve, and the Serpent

Nov 1, 2013 10:24 AM CDT

Parliament puts King Charles I on trial

Nov 1, 2013 10:20 AM CDT

Susan B. Anthony is convicted for casting a ballot

Nov 1, 2013 10:15 AM CDT

Clarence Darrow is tried on charges of bribing jurors

Nov 1, 2013 10:10 AM CDT

A court decides who is white under the law

Nov 1, 2013 10:05 AM CDT

An Allied tribunal brings Nazi leaders to account at Nuremberg

Nov 1, 2013 10:00 AM CDT

The Supreme Court rejects the separate but equal doctrine

Nov 1, 2013 9:55 AM CDT