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ABA Journal's Top Stories of the Week
Friday, February 3, 2017

Gorsuch writes reader-grabbing opinions with fact summaries that are 'a form of wry nonfiction'

Feb 1, 2017, 9:43 am CST

Study finds law firms and corporations increasingly turning to alternative legal service providers

Jan 31, 2017, 2:00 pm CST

Lawyer is sanctioned $250 for flinging coffee toward opposing counsel during deposition

Jan 31, 2017, 7:00 am CST

Federal law gives Trump broad immigration authority, but critics see these legal impediments

Jan 30, 2017, 10:40 am CST

Trump fires acting attorney general who won't defend immigration order; states file litigation

Jan 31, 2017, 8:49 am CST

Chemerinsky: When can government officers be held liable?

Feb 2, 2017, 8:30 am CST

Timely issues and hot topics at 2017 ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami

Feb 1, 2017, 12:50 am CST

ABA president-elect seeks to restructure Legal Ed section

Feb 1, 2017, 2:05 pm CST

LSAT scores at high-risk schools getting worse, according to analysis by law school reform group

Feb 2, 2017, 2:25 pm CST

Charlotte School of Law prof seeks donations to help students with food and rent

Jan 30, 2017, 1:10 pm CST

Stanford prof skewers law school politics in new satirical novel 'Legal Asylum' (podcast)

Feb 1, 2017, 8:55 am CST

Judge who set $250K bond for seat-belt violation gets disciplinary probation

Jan 30, 2017, 7:00 am CST

Dairy Queen manager accused of ridiculing teen worker is charged in his suicide

Feb 2, 2017, 11:07 am CST

Alaska law tells divorce judges to consider well-being of pets

Jan 31, 2017, 10:26 am CST

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States raising age for adult prosecution back to 18

A Father's Mission: Victim's dad demands to know why 4 child murders remain unsolved after 40 years

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Paul Goldstein skewers law school politics in new satirical novel "Legal Asylum."

Question of the Week

We want to hear from you

How do you—or how does your employer—promote 'wellness'?

Do you make sure to take walking breaks? Are you conscientious about bringing in healthy lunches or not ever skipping lunch? Do you silence your phone for certain hours of the day? Do the measures taken by you or your employer seem to help? Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: What’s your means of transportation for getting to work?

Featured answer posted by Viking90: “I commute via motorcycle when I can … it sort of grounds me, reminds me that there’s more to life than the career, yet at the same makes me thankful for the career … so I can pay for the damn motorcycle.”

Cartoon Contest

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Submit your proposed caption by Sunday, Feb. 12, for this cartoon about a prisoner with balloons and a lawyer leaving prison. The winner of our February challenge will see his or her caption and credit printed in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.