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Reporting on another’s misconduct is always a sensitive subject; one instinctively doesn’t want to be a squealer

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A cognitive shortcut creates fertile ground in which typos can sprout unseen

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Kennedy will go down in history as a study in internal contrasts.

By Stephen L. Carter Bloomberg Opinion If you’re a Democrat, nothing says “Gotta take back the Senate” like the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, author of the landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage. The thought of President Donald Trump appointing Kennedy’s ...

Here are four points that immediately stand out because they have big implications for the future.

The average worker sends and receives about 140 emails per day. And lawyers, of course, are above average.

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The most likely source of litigation over tobacco restrictions? The youth themselves who are subject to prohibitions.

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Often disappointing both the left and the right, judicial minimalists display “the passive virtues” of silence and restraint.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote a concurring opinion, joined by the other three liberal justices, that amounted to a rough draft of the brief she wants the plaintiffs to submit.

There is something particularly satisfying—for clients and attorneys alike—about making the opposing party pay the attorney’s bill after winning a case.

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