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Lessons for lawyers on jury selection from the courtroom and classroom
By Raymond J. McKoski
I teach a course titled “Jury Selection” at a Chicago law school. Instruction focuses on the goals, processes and constitutional foundations...
Chemerinsky: When can state governments sue the United States?
U.S. Supreme Court
A recurring issue before the Supreme Court this term, including in two cases to be argued in the next month, concerns when...
Anti-discrimination laws are faltering in the face of artificial intelligence; here’s...
“On the basis of.” These four words from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 underlie the modern conception of illegal bias. From federal anti-discrimination...
Lawyers seek flexibility when choosing technology, industry report shows
Over the past few years, the legal industry has undergone significant changes, in large part driven by the adoption of technologies needed to maintain...
Legal career lessons from Mount Everest
For many of us, building a legal career is like climbing a mountain. It’s an obvious analogy; you put in lots of hard work,...
‘Tulsa King’ and a look at organized crime
Some of Oklahoma’s most reputable local satire took aim at Tulsa King almost from its inception. Its star (Sylvester Stallone) isn’t a tough target....
How to track and empower diversity and inclusion initiatives in the...
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Caren Ulrich Stacy, the founder and CEO of the Diversity Lab, a think tank that uses metrics, behavioral science...
What do we call a lawyer? A look at attorney titles
What do we call a lawyer? No, this is not a lawyer joke. I am referring to titles. It has not been one of...
Hulu’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and keeping an appropriate distance from your clients
Ah, yet another streaming legal drama to review and analyze. Thank you, television gods, for continuing to bestow a fruitful bounty of hourlong installments...
Chemerinsky: Expect another wave of significant rulings as the Supreme Court...
U.S. Supreme Court
Sometimes an especially momentous U.S. Supreme Court term is followed by a quieter year with fewer blockbuster decisions. But that is not...
