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Monday, December 11, 2017

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In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court stays order requiring US to turn over more DACA documents

December 11, 2017, 8:38 am CST

Sleeping jurors dismissed in two recent federal trials; are attention spans shorter?

December 11, 2017, 8:00 am CST

CBS develops comedy based on law school experiences of Dr. Phil's son

December 11, 2017, 7:00 am CST

Multiple women accuse 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski of sexual misconduct

December 8, 2017, 5:59 pm CST

En banc 7th Circuit reinstates Brendan Dassey's conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case

December 8, 2017, 4:55 pm CST




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How hard is it to count violent crimes? More difficult than you think, new survey finds

December 8, 2017, 3:20 pm CST

Legal groups want new rules on ICE arrests at NY courthouses; fearful clients decline legal remedies

December 8, 2017, 12:21 pm CST

House committee lawyers are split on Trump Jr.'s privilege claim; what do experts say?

December 8, 2017, 11:23 am CST

Manafort's lawyers say an op-ed published in a Ukrainian newspaper didn't violate a gag order

December 8, 2017, 10:06 am CST

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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.


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Question of the Week.

Question of the Week

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

The hashtag #writeahappystoryin4words was trending last week 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.”

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