Democracy Has A Mass Incarceration Problem
Humane reforms are possible.
Humane reforms are possible.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
The system isn't serving families the way it should.
Another rigged metrics game, and it imperils legal academia.
The truth about how the legal system works.
This sounds awful.
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* These kind of technicalities are why people hate lawyers: A judge is requiring Bindi Irwin submit proof that her father, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, is dead in order to collect her Dancing With The Stars money. Or, you know, he could look at the internet. [Gawker] * Law professor gets ripped for "ridiculous" stance on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Techdirt] * The 5 New York District Attorneys are seeking a raise, hoping to bring their salary up to a whooping $250,000. Which actually seems entirely reasonable. [New York Daily News] * Good news for the Facebook obsessed -- the Second Circuit has found "liking" something is a protected activity. [The Modern Workplace] * Oh, the shame of going to Harvard Law. [Washington Post] * Are legal tech startups lying to you? [Associate's Mind] * Exploring the disjunction between legal scholarship and legal practice. [TaxProf Blog]