Top stories of the week

From the ABA Journal

Oregon judge interrupts victim's statement and leaves courtroom before she finishes

Feb 27, 2018, 7:30 am CST

Some lawyers are irked by attorney's fake bar associations

Feb 26, 2018, 7:30 am CST

Lawyer is disbarred for 'disparaging misconduct,' including 'lie, lie, lie' statement

Feb 27, 2018, 8:00 am CST

Coal company accuses judge of 'flagrant disregard of the law' for siding with John Oliver

Feb 26, 2018, 2:55 pm CST

Lawyer is reprimanded for suggesting discipline official should do this

Mar 1, 2018, 10:50 am CST

Lawyer representing neo-Nazis declares that 'white people are the chosen people'

Mar 1, 2018, 7:00 am CST

Judge's racially charged explanation for denying no-cost bail leads to call for him to resign

Feb 28, 2018, 11:07 am CST

Bail industry battles reforms that threaten its livelihood

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Your Voice: Law firms need to confront dilemma of abusive rainmakers

Feb 27, 2018, 7:30 am CST

Immigration law doesn't give detainees the right to periodic bond hearings, SCOTUS rules

Feb 27, 2018, 9:30 am CST

Sessions says judges must have 'read the New York Times' before decision on gay workers

Feb 27, 2018, 11:23 am CST

If a nation has no independent judiciary, rights are merely empty promises

Mar 1, 2018, 8:00 am CST

How to turn tech savvy into a fulfilling legal career

Feb 26, 2018, 8:30 am CST

Former Skadden associate's guilty plea shines light on firm's work for 'unsavory' foreign figures

Feb 26, 2018, 8:50 am CST

Lawyer who once moonlighted as a stripper uses indicted governor's argument in seeking a pardon

Feb 28, 2018, 8:00 am CST

Question of the Week

We want to hear from you

What's the strangest thing you've ever heard a judge say during proceedings?

Not necessarily an "out of bounds" statement--anything peculiar will do. In this month's ABA Journal, Bryan Garner cites one perplexing 19th-century aphorism heard at the Old Bailey, the central criminal court of England and Wales: "No man is fit to be a cheesemonger who cannot guess the length of a street."

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: What frequently misused—or misspelled—phrases annoy you?

Featured answer:

Posted by W.R.T.: "None of them. I have enough things to be upset about without adding grammar to the mix. As long as the intended meaning is clear from the context then it just does not matter. Now I know it begs the question and that there is a contingency of readers here who will think that I don't talk good but frankly I could care less."