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After his arrest in Honduras, lawyer who pleaded guilty in $550M disability fraud returns to court

December 7, 2017, 8:32 am CST

The Keanu Reeves cinematic guide to being an 'excellent!' criminal defense attorney

December 7, 2017, 8:00 am CST

What are lawyers worth? Self-regulation perpetuated bespoke myth, op-ed says

December 7, 2017, 7:00 am CST

Suit accuses Harvey Weinstein of racketeering, says law firms aided 'sexual enterprise'

December 6, 2017, 3:27 pm CST

Chemerinsky no longer plans to invest in Los Angeles alternative weekly newspaper

December 6, 2017, 2:45 pm CST

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

December 6, 2017, 11:59 am CST

Retired federal judge won't be disciplined over allegations of coerced sex with teen

December 6, 2017, 11:41 am CST

Town crier delivers Bud Light's cease-and-desist letter to craft brewer over its 'Dilly Dilly' beer

December 6, 2017, 10:28 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?

On Wednesday morning, the hashtag #writeahappystoryin4words was trending 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.”