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How do you get a group of lawyers to smile for a photo?Have them say, “Fees!” Oh, those "great" lawyer jokes. More often than not, they involve the idea that a lawyer cares more about money than anything else. A lot of the time, these jokes…

The adversarial process can be messy. As a judge, it is sometimes difficult to remain above the fray. But, every state has a rule requiring that judges maintain the impartiality of the judicial system. That includes not favoring one side or the other in any dispute, even if the…

Elon Musk is in court again, and at this point we've lost count of the lawsuits against him. Like usual with Musk, there's a lot of drama, in the courtroom and out. But this time, the man at the center of the drama is not Musk himself, but…

Lawyers will fight about a lot of things. It is, after all, what we're good at. In recent years, this increasingly includes word counts on briefs and other documents filed with the court. While brevity is the hallmark of a good legal writer, a lot of attorneys view jurisdictional…

A new federal policy passed by the U.S. judiciary aims to curb the practice of legal “shopping” — no, not that kind of shopping. Rest assured, Americans can continue to shop at retailers to their heart's content. Rather, the new policy is directed at what’s been seen as an…

AI may someday prove to be a boon to practicing attorneys, but right now you might want to stick with the tools you know. A new AI program is being blamed in part for a defendant's conviction in a high-profile international conspiracy case. On April 26, 2023, Grammy-winning rapper…