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How can we fight to reduce bias? 6th Circuit judge shares her thoughts

May 10, 2018, 8:30 am CDT

Cohen seeks to ban Stormy Daniels' lawyer from court appearance; were bank records illegally leaked?

May 10, 2018, 9:15 am CDT

Sessions' promise to prosecute all illegal entry raises concerns about court resources

May 10, 2018, 8:00 am CDT

10th Circuit grants immunity to social workers in child abuse case

May 10, 2018, 7:00 am CDT

Connecticut set to end 'dual arrests' in domestic violence cases

May 9, 2018, 4:00 pm CDT

Widow claims a failure to safeguard her late husband's sperm by lawyer who allegedly advised him

May 9, 2018, 2:47 pm CDT

In an era of the vanishing trial, would-be litigators aren't getting valuable experience, op-ed says

May 9, 2018, 12:45 pm CDT

Suit claims Bryan Cave partner hid client's hack using FBI tools she supplied while a prosecutor

May 9, 2018, 12:05 pm CDT

Do you read novels?

May 9, 2018, 10:45 am CDT

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Do you read novels?

Do you have any favorite legal novels? Can reading literary fiction help lawyers develop more empathy? Or do reading such works warp your mind a little bit? Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: Should SCOTUS arguments be livestreamed?

Featured answers:

Posted by Sigmond333: "[The] fact that releasing it early this time didn't cause problems doesn't mean anything because nobody knew it was going to happen. If it's livestreamed, the court will never get through arguments on significant cases because they will have protesters shouting out the whole time, which the media will show, causing more protesters the next time. If they are only streaming audio, it might not be such a problem."

Posted by splyb: "Yes, absolutely. The argument that cameras and audio gear would be overly intrusive and distracting was never a good argument to begin with, but now it is utterly absurd. Playing to the cameras? Doubtful, and those that do will pay a steep price."

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