'Where No One Dares Speak Up': China Disbars Lawyers On Sensitive Cases
Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.
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Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs
Personal injury law firms are using location-based mobile ads to target people as they enter emergency rooms. The trend is raising concerns among patients and health privacy experts.
'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In Pakistan's Swat Valley
A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.
In Supreme Court, Skepticism Of Lawyer Who Overrode Client's Wish To Plead Not Guilty
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case in which the defendant's lawyer told the jury he was guilty over the defendant's explicit objection.
From Post-it Notes To Algorithms: How Automation Is Changing Legal Work
Lawyers are spending less time doing research than they used to, thanks to technology. The next big change will be to automate the process of doing wills, trusts and real estate closings, experts say.
An Accident On The Moon, Young Lawyers To The Rescue
Each year, law students argue hypothetical, futuristic case that takes place in space. This year, it's about who pays when two machines collide on the moon.
This GOP Health Bill Proposes New Limits To Medical Malpractice Awards
The bill H.R. 1215 would limit awards for non-economic damages — such as pain and suffering — to $250,000. President Trump supports the bill, but many others across the political spectrum don't.