Word Power! Take this Legal Language Quiz #1
June 5, 2019
—Karen M. Ross
Test your legal English knowledge and know-how with the first quiz from Karen M. Ross based off her new book Essential Legal English in Context
Category: Law
A Vital Response to the Travel Ban Travesty
April 10, 2019
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Mahsa Khanbabai
This morning, a group of leaders in Congress introduced the NO BAN Act. Two immigration attorneys on why this is a vital response to the travel ban travesty.
Banned: Two Years Later
January 30, 2019
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Reflections from two years after the American Muslim travel ban set in place in 2017 by Donald Trump
Book Citings and Shout-outs
November 8, 2018
—Michael A. Olivas
Response to being quoted in the New Yorker on undocumented children in the era of the Trump administration.
Going Beyond Talk: Ending Workplace Discrimination Requires Education and More Legislation
October 4, 2018
—Jill Norgren
Through the lens of the law profession, Norgren walks us through succinct points where education and legislation would help end workplace discrimination, and maybe aid ending discrimination outside the office too.
Connecting the dots on Brett Kavanaugh
September 25, 2018
—Laura E. Gómez
Details on the truths and lies of the Brett Kavanaugh US Supreme Court Nomination hearings and other events haunting Kavanaugh’s nomination
Brett Kavanaugh
September 20, 2018
—Stephen Gottlieb
With recent developments in the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearing confirmation and rape allegations, author Stephen Gottlieb comments on the abuses of power on display
Prosecutors, John Oliver, and Criminal Justice Reform
August 22, 2018
—Daniel S. Medwed
Earlier this month, John Oliver did a segment on the work of American prosecutors, including their nearly unbridled power to charge people with crimes, choose whether to disclose evidence, and offer plea bargains. Daniel Medwed reflects on the changes since the publication of his 2012 book Prosecution Complex. Get the ebook on Amazon now for only $1.99.