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186 words For the first time since the Wisconsin Supreme Court created the mandatory bar association in 1957, the State Bar of Wisconsin is projected to lose membership during the 2017-2018 fiscal year. 410 words Seeking Advice About Law As A Career Path 162 words Judge Finds No Probable Cause For Riot Charge Against Goodman 325 words Judge Orders Yahoo to Explain How It Recovered ‘Deleted’ Emails in Drugs Case (order linked in text) 230 words DOJ: Stop jailing people just because they can't afford bail | The Justice Department filed an amicus brief that says fixed bail amounts are 'unconstitutional' 276 words Lawyers and those alike, have you ever been present in a courtroom and witnessed a case conclude with a death penalty sentence? What was the atmosphere like once capital punishment was decided to be the sentence? Were there any observable reactions in the court room after receiving the news? 238 words SCOTUS: Evidence is admissible if discovered in an arrest on a warrant that was uncovered during a nonflagrant illegal traffic stop 317 words Peter Thiel’s funding of Hulk Hogan-Gawker litigation should not raise concerns 325 words Should Prostitution Be a Crime? A growing movement of sex workers and activists is making the decriminalization of sex work a feminist issue. 301 words The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld an Arizona state legislative map drawn by an independent redistricting commission, rejecting a challenge from Republicans who said the map was too favorable to Democrats 551 words I-40 Search Raises New 'Policing For Profit' Questions 345 words Hanging a shingle 312 words The [corporate environmental] Lawyer [and his corporate firm] Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare [my additions in brackets] 360 words Second Circuit reverses conviction for accused ‘cannibal cop’ | fantasy is not a crime 755 words Texas Seeks to Ban Refugee Aid Groups From Using Pro-Refugee Speech 348 words Lawyers of Reddit, What Was Your Most Complex/Challenging Case? 320 words Why Criminal Justice Isn't Just ("Much of our legal system is based on unsupported gut intuitions about how human beings behave that have been around for generations.") 308 words Interesting pair of legal arguments regarding compulsory vaccination 380 words Transferability of expertise, from one branch of the law to another? 349 words Tyranny of the Arbitrators; And the End of Small Claims Court: "After a minor banking dispute in 2010 forced me to file a small claim, Citibank removed my small claim to private arbitration against my objections and in violation of my agreements and the arbitrator’s rules."