Obama commutes 98 sentences | Justice Thomas denies 1999 groping allegation | Tax lawyer charged with diverting $3M in fees

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Obama commutes sentences for 98 more prisoners, 42 of them lifers

Oct 28, 2016, 8:30 am CDT

Oregon civil rights lawyer files First Amendment suit over surveillance of his Twitter account

Oct 28, 2016, 8:00 am CDT

Retired Justice Stevens plans return to Chicago to see his beloved Cubs in World Series

Oct 28, 2016, 7:00 am CDT

Former Herrick Feinstein tax lawyer is charged with failing to report $3M in fee income

Oct 27, 2016, 3:00 pm CDT

Lawyer accuses Justice Thomas of groping her at a party in 1999; he calls the claim 'preposterous'

Oct 27, 2016, 1:15 pm CDT

Bill Gates is among wealthy donors seeking to oust state justice

Oct 27, 2016, 11:49 am CDT

Law school agrees to second name change after losing injunction fight in trademark suit

Oct 27, 2016, 10:46 am CDT

Cruz hints GOP won't vote on Scalia replacement if Clinton wins; the idea gains some support

Oct 27, 2016, 10:01 am CDT

The nation's capital is 'broken in some ways,' Justice Thomas says

Oct 27, 2016, 9:09 am CDT

University of Nebraska launches program encouraging more attorneys in state's rural areas

Oct 27, 2016, 9:00 am CDT

In the Magazine

>From the November 2016 Issue:

Question of the Week

What nonwork pursuits have you noted on your resume?

A recent study found that when male applicants for law firm jobs noted on their resums hobbies that indicate they had a privileged upbringing—sailing, polo, et cetera—it helped them get interviews. Female applicants who noted such hobbies didn’t reap the same benefits.

So this week, we’d like to ask you: What nonwork pursuits have you noted on your resum? Volunteer work? Musical instruments you can play? Participation or achievements in college sports? Do you think that including that personal information helped you land interviews? If you have never included personal information on a resum, why not?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week’s question: Does the US need a defender general?

Featured answer:

Posted by Matthew Valerio, Vermont Defender General: “I do not know whether the U.S. needs a Defender General. I know in Vermont the position serves as a counterweight to the impulse to erode constitutional principles of criminal law, the instinct to reduce defense funding, and the influence of elected prosecutors in the legislative process. It has worked for Vermont. I do not know if it would work on a national level.”