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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

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Meet the lawyer who won Alabama's Senate election

December 13, 2017, 9:02 am CST

Tech coach Adriana Linares brings law firms into the present and future

December 13, 2017, 8:30 am CST

Data cited in SCOTUS decision upholding Sentencing Commission was 'flimsy' and 'flat-out wrong'

December 13, 2017, 8:00 am CST

Personal injury lawyer reportedly spends $4M on son's birthday party

December 13, 2017, 7:00 am CST

8th Circuit nominee Grasz confirmed by the Senate despite ABA committee's 'not qualified' rating

December 12, 2017, 4:29 pm CST




Senator Chuck Grassley.



N. Korean political prisons rival Nazi concentration camps, investigator and Holocaust survivor says

December 12, 2017, 12:38 pm CST

Critics ask why Dowd and Cobb have failed to assemble a 'battalion of lawyers' for the president

December 12, 2017, 11:34 am CST

Judge warns Manafort about gag order violations, but doesn't punish him for work on Ukrainian op-ed

December 12, 2017, 10:40 am CST

Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to rejoin University of Chicago Law School

December 12, 2017, 10:30 am CST

Susman Godfrey announces hefty bonuses; other boutique firms also exceed Cravath standard

December 12, 2017, 9:53 am CST

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In the Magazine

From the December 2017 Issue

Rallying for Reform

Federal criminal justice reform may be languishing, but it's becoming a reality for states with bipartisan support.

Zeroing In

Legislators take aim at zero tolerance school policies.


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This Week's Featured Blawg

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Employment lawyer Christopher Anderson schedules time to make lawyers more successful. His monthly podcast guides business and technology experts in breaking down topics like blockchain, bookkeeping, litigation financing and process management. Anderson's team-consulting background helps focus discussion on what's best for lawyers and their clients.


Question of the Week.

Question of the Week

Can you write a happy legal-themed story in 4 words?

The hashtag #writeahappystoryin4words was trending last week on Twitter. Some of the super-short, happy stories we found:

Eating without getting fat.

Baby shoes, well worn.

Twitter introduces “Edit” button

Inspired by this, we’d like to ask you: Can you write a happy legal-themed story in four words?

Answer in the comments (and naturally, on Twitter).

Read the answers to last week’s question: Did you or your spouse work during labor and delivery of your child?

Featured answer:

Posted by Late night/early morning/ all day multitasker: “I brought my laptop with me for the birth of both my children. The first time I was induced, the second time I went naturally. Both times the hospital staff told me to put it away.”

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