lawyers
What It's Like to Be a Lawyer Who Hates Lawyers
Climbing the ladder at a major firm can lead to substance abuse, depression, and suicidal thoughts—or at least, that's where it led me.
What It's Like to Be a Jailhouse Lawyer
Prisoners who help other inmates with legal filings can actually have a major impact.
Amid Guantanamo Cancer Cluster Fears, Personnel Say Health Concerns Were Raised Years Ago
Lawyers for some of the most high-profile detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison said chain-of-command had long been aware of personnel's safety and health concerns.
China Arrested More Than 100 Lawyers to 'Smash a Major Criminal Gang'
A list compiled by a China-based activist and seen by VICE News names 124 people who have been taken from their homes, offices, or hotel rooms, and questioned or detained by police since Thursday.
Hells Angels, Black Panthers, and Psychedelics: Criminal Defense Lawyer Tony Serra Is the Hippie Atticus Finch
Serra, who took a (probably LSD-inspired) vow of poverty and has been jailed twice for refusing to pay taxes, has been a go-to lawyer for what he calls "anti-government entities" since the 1960s.
Woman Rushed to Hospital After Explosion at Winnipeg Law Firm
The lawyer has "very serious injuries" to her upper body after opening a package.
The Fight to Make Revenge Porn Perpetrators Pay
Ann Olivarius is representing YouTube star Chrissy Chambers in an unprecedented revenge porn action.
Adnan Syed from 'Serial' May Be Inching Closer to Receiving a New Trial
A Monday ruling offers hope of new witness testimony for the man convicted of murder in 2000.
Your Votes Don't Count: How Sports Stadium Welfare Deals Shut Out the Public's Voice
The battle over a new stadium for the St. Louis Rams has triggered a fresh round of melodrama. Not that public opinion ever ends up mattering.
To Form a More Perfect Universe: An Interview with Space Lawyer Joanne Gabrynowicz
"Our issues involving space are seen through the lens of geopolitics on the Earth. Our problems originate on Earth, not in space."
Ellen Pao Was Not Discriminated Against by Kleiner Perkins, Jury Finds
Weeks of courtroom testimony led the jury to bring down the verdict on Friday.
There Is an Alternative to Lawyers Running the Country
Imagine for a moment if the US government was run by a cross-section of people.