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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

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

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.

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.”