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Can an Edible Plant Be a Plaintiff?
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
We've written here before about "environmental personhood," the idea that the best way to protect bodies of water and other natural resources is to give them...
John Hinckley Jr. Will Be Free in 2022: Here's Why
By Andrew Leonatti | Last updated on
The attempted assassination of then-President Ronald Reagan, only a few months into his first term in 1981, shocked the nation. Reagan's would-be assassin,...
Fantasy Baseball Player Files Suit Claiming Cheating Scandals Created Unfair Gambling Platform
By Richard Dahl | Last updated on
Many baseball fans say that the recent revelations of electronic cheating by the Houston Astros has robbed them of their love of the game. A Massachusetts...
Top 5 Legal Lies From 'HTGAWM' S1 E4 ('Let's Get to Scooping')
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
There are plenty of lies that fly back and forth between the characters on ABC's "How To Get Away With Murder," but sometimes the legal lies get overshadowed...
Top 5 Legal Lies From 'HTGAWM' S1 E7 ('He Deserved to Die')
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
Annalise and the Keating Five are back in this week's "How To Get Away With Murder" to handle a familiar case: Who murdered that college girl they found in the...
'The Good Wife': Good Law? - Season 6, Episode 12
By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on
What happens when an episode of "The Good Wife" begins with on-screen disclaimers? In this case, you get a "ripped-from-the-headlines" subplot that (a)...