As the Harvey Weinstein trials start, a psychology scholar explains why jurors may be biased on the question of consent. While the situations examined in these studies are not equivalent to sexual assault, they illustrate a pervasive psychological bias.
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Facebook began blocking ads that linked Truvada and other HIV-related drugs to severe bone and kidney damage based on claims made in lawsuits.
The New York Times reporters who broke the Weinstein story show how lawyers – whether ones who represented him or his victims – enabled the movie mogul’s wrongdoing.
When Flos Greig first entered law school, it was illegal for women to become lawyers. Undeterred, she lobbied for change and became the first woman admitted to the legal profession in Australia.
While the Treasury secretary says House Democrats lack a ‘legitimate’ reason for demanding Trump’s tax returns, a former IRS attorney explains that the law says otherwise.
Facial expressions and gestures can impact the outcome of a trial that depends on the credibility of witnesses.
As a society, we often don’t think about how legal professionals might be affected by the work that they do.
Artificial intelligence and data analytics are transforming the practice of law.
The Achilles’ heel of law technologies: training. Only 10% of such initiatives are aimed at law students, so how should this issue be managed to win the AI race?
New legal boilerplate in corporate merger agreements signals just how important #MeToo has become – not just as a social movement but as a business risk.
This tradition is so strong in the US that all lawyers are encouraged to volunteer at least 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
The president’s tweets aside, the law provides strong protections to lawyers to ensure they can keep their clients’ secrets safe.
President Trump is having trouble finding a lawyer. But other presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, have obtained outside legal counsel easily, even from attorneys who disagree with their politics.
It is becoming harder and harder to access legal aid for immigration cases.
Many who represent themselves in court fail to make it through the process, have their case dismissed or lose what otherwise would have been a winning case.
Some signs seem to suggest that students studying law are prone to mental health problems and substance abuse.
Did the attorney general help create a false story on why Comey was fired? Sessions’ testimony to Congress provides no answers.
The rule of law can take on different meanings depending whom you ask and where you are – but in the US it pretty much means one thing.
Are you part of the 86 percent of Americans who do not live in rural America? Here’s why Trump’s choice to lead the USDA matters to you.
A recent Australian high court case has highlighted a problem that also exists in UK and Ireland.
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