At least five of those arrested for storming the Capitol building on January 6 were active law...
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When you are involved in a car accident, one of the things that will be considered is...
Much Babylonian legal precedent remained in force through various cultures and survived to influence Romans. Introduction Babylonian law is...
The centuries-old custom, meant to protect judicial independence, no longer serves the public. Introduction Following the Supreme...
Grand juries are meeting as part of investigations into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. How...
History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new. Introduction Political...
Authoritarian dictatorship has arrived in the highest court in the land. Democratic activists have been raising the...
Gaming of any kind has been around for almost as long as humans have. In fact, the...
The conservative Court’s favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history they don’t possess....
This constitutional theory is now a threat to modern life. Last week’s Supreme Court rulings on aborÂtion...
A precedent-based theory is far better than originalism. Originally published by Harvard Journal of Law and Public...
Before talking about the worth of a wrongful death lawsuit, it is important to know what can...
The Supreme Court has found protections for people’s privacy in several constitutional amendments. Introduction Almost all American...
We are not all lucky to grow up next to our parents, relatives, or loved ones. Some...
Getting in touch with a criminal defense lawyer can be a daunting prospect, so it’s best to...
Lingchi was reserved for crimes viewed as especially heinous, such as treason. Introduction Lingchi, translated variously as...
America’s criminal legal system is unduly harsh. Experts explain how we got here and solutions that will...
The survival time after being “wheeled” or “broken” could be extensive. Introduction The breaking wheel or execution wheel, also known...
How a man who never held elected office shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems....
Immurement was prominent in folklore as a type of capital punishment but also as human sacrifice. Introduction...
Teens held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education....
Crimes were prosecuted by officials whose tasks were not exclusively judicial, but administrative as well. In ancient...
The ordeal ranked along with the oath and witness accounts as the central means by which to...
Public outrage is building: the Court’s approval rating is now around 40%. So now, as expected after decades...
Supreme Court justices are the only judges in the country without a binding ethics code. The facts...
A mesothelioma diagnosis can leave the family financially desolated and emotionally broken. The long latency period of...
Jackson has led a professional and personal life at once classic and unpredictable. Introduction President Biden has selected...
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first public defender to serve on the Supreme Court. Here’s why...
Affirmative action has been deliberately and maliciously recast over the years. The distorted misinformation about affirmative action...
The beginning of marital life is usually a much happier moment than its ending: you are young...