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I bailed on taking the bar exam at the last minute -- twice: I finally got through law school but I'm having a problem with procrastination.; By Cary Tennis Jul 21, 2008
Kiss my ass: For years America has desperately tried to outlaw sodomy and other sex acts like fellatio and cunnilingus. What are we so scared of?; By Louis Bayard Jun 12, 2008
If I die, I want my friends to raise my children: My parents are too old and my siblings are too mired in difficulties. But I'm hesitant to bring up the idea with friends.; By Cary Tennis May 16, 2008
I'm a high-school dropout in law school and I feel like an impostor!: Man, this is tough: How will I ever pass the bar?; By Cary Tennis Jan 31, 2008
Scotland: It's still rape if she's drunk: Proposed legal reforms could bring the Land of Cakes "into the 21st century."; Lynn Harris Dec 19, 2007
Law, torture and Harry Potter: This is not a joke: A flawed legal regime afflicts the Potter-verse.; Andrew Leonard Nov 20, 2007
Think you're anonymous? Watch out.: An update on the lawsuit filed by two female law students for online anonymous attacks about their looks, their smarts, and graphic comments about what the harassers would like to do to them.; Catherine Price Nov 9, 2007
"The Nine": Jeffrey Toobin's new book peeks inside the sheltered world of the Supreme Court justices. Are the unpredictable personal dynamics among the justices more important than the agenda they brought with them?; By Garrett Epps Sep 13, 2007
I let my friends stay with me and now they're evicting me!: This couple is about to have a baby and there's no room for me -- but it's my place!; By Cary Tennis Sep 10, 2007
My dad threatened to shoot us all and chop us into pieces: I'm not sure how much filial devotion I owe my father, now that he's talking about buying a rifle.; By Cary Tennis Apr 4, 2007
A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook: I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do.; By Cary Tennis Mar 30, 2007
Judge: Wife-beating is normal in your culture: In a divorce case, a German court defers to a 7th-century religious text.; Carol Lloyd Mar 22, 2007
My ex's grandmother left me some money -- should I share it with him?: He treated me terribly and I'm still getting over it. And I'm not sure what she intended.; By Cary Tennis Mar 13, 2007
Inside Bush's prosecutor purge: Why has the administration fired U.S. attorneys with sterling track records? To make room for its political loyalists, critics say, and exert its last shred of control.; By Mark Follman Feb 28, 2007
How can I sell my house with a buffed-out screamer dude next door?: Not that there's anything wrong with being a screamer dude ... but I'd like to cash in on my property value.; By Cary Tennis Feb 21, 2007
I did good work for a nonprofit -- but it trashed me in its minutes!: As a consultant, I brought unwelcome news.; By Cary Tennis Jan 10, 2007
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: Even if Reggie Bush cashed in at USC, it doesn't mean he's a bad guy. Some rules deserve to be broken.; Sep 21, 2006
Why the Republicans can't fight terror: Driven by rigid right-wing ideology, their heavy-handed policies have made America and the world less safe, not more.; By Stephen Holmes Sep 16, 2004
Crime without punishment: Investigators knew employees for U.S. military contractors in Bosnia bought women as sex slaves. But because of legal loopholes and bureaucratic confusion, no one was prosecuted.; By Robert Capps Jun 27, 2002
Milosevic goes to The Hague: Yugoslavia's former dictator will face war crimes charges in an unprecedented international trial.; By Laura Rozen Jun 28, 2001
The anguish of the drug war judges: Forced to hand down harsh sentences that defy their consciences, many federal judges are speaking out against a system that makes them do "ungodly things."; By Steve France Jun 19, 2001
Protecting us from predators: Is it fair to send sex offenders deemed "dangerous" to mental wards after they've served prison time?; By Virginia Vitzthum Apr 11, 2001
"Protect and Defend": In his latest novel, Richard North Patterson combines the election of a new president and the appointment of a controversial chief justice with a heated battle over reproductive rights.; Read by Patricia Kalember Feb 21, 2001
"Work harder in bed": Zambian man ordered to copulate with his wife.; By J.A. Getzlaff Apr 24, 2000
Patted down at the opera: Rio de Janeiro may pass an aggressive metal detector law.; By J.A. Getzlaff Mar 30, 2000

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