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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library

Listen to the ABA Journal Podcast for analysis and discussion of the latest legal issues and trends the first Monday of each month. Also hear discussions with authors for The Modern Law Library books ... Read more

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A seismic shift in how the US wages war and what it means for the American public

A seismic shift in how the US wages war and what it means for the American public

What is war? Is it a state that is entirely distinct from peace? Has it changed over the years to become something else?... Read more

21 Sep 2016

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How to master the jury selection process

How to master the jury selection process

As director of the National Legal Research Group’s jury research services division, Jeffrey T. Frederick is an expert on... Read more

6 Nov 2019

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How a 1980s lynching case helped bring down the Klan

How a 1980s lynching case helped bring down the Klan

On the morning of March 21, 1981, the body of 19-year-old Michael Donald was found hanging from a tree in Mobile, Alabam... Read more

13 Jul 2016

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Uncovering the secret history of how corporations gained their civil rights

Uncovering the secret history of how corporations gained their civil rights

When we think of civil rights movements, the first to spring to mind might be the battles against African-American segre... Read more

21 Mar 2018

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Our favorite reads of 2019

Our favorite reads of 2019

If you're traveling this holiday season–or just enjoying some end-of-year downtime–you might be in need of some good boo... Read more

18 Dec 2019

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What can past presidential history teach us about today?

What can past presidential history teach us about today?

The law is not Dallas attorney Talmage Boston's only love. "I have had a lifelong fascination with the presidency since ... Read more

16 Nov 2016

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How to train your expert

How to train your expert

When it comes to working with an expert or expert witness, there can be a lot of moving parts to keep track of. Navigati... Read more

7 Aug 2019

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What can neuroscience tell us about crime?

What can neuroscience tell us about crime?

Neuroscience and brain-imaging technology have come a long way, but are they actually useful in a courtroom setting to e... Read more

15 Mar 2017

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Networking for Introverts

Networking for Introverts

You have to network to get work. Carol Shiro Greenwald wrote her book Strategic Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, a... Read more

10 Apr 2019

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Public-Speaking Skills Every Lawyer Should Master

Public-Speaking Skills Every Lawyer Should Master

For every lawyer that thinks they have oral presentations down pat, there’s another that has anxiety about talking in fr... Read more

22 May 2019

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Bryan Garner reflects on his friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia in ‘Nino and Me’

Bryan Garner reflects on his friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia in ‘Nino and Me’

To Bryan Garner, editor in chief of Black’s Law Dictionary, Justice Antonin Scalia was a friend, a mentor, a collaborato... Read more

17 Jan 2018

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What would it mean to impeach a president?

What would it mean to impeach a president?

The authority to impeach and remove a U.S. president is one of the legislative branch's most powerful weapons. But in th... Read more

25 Jul 2018

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What goes on in the mind of a sentencing judge?

What goes on in the mind of a sentencing judge?

A new book by Judge Frederic Block gives a behind-the-scenes look at a judge’s thoughts and feelings when imposing punis... Read more

4 Dec 2019

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John Lennon's lawyer explains how the musician's deportation case changed immigration law

John Lennon's lawyer explains how the musician's deportation case changed immigration law

When immigration attorney Leon Wildes got a call from an old law school classmate in January 1972 about representing a m... Read more

19 Oct 2016

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Can you become a better lawyer in 5 minutes a day? This author thinks so

Can you become a better lawyer in 5 minutes a day? This author thinks so

Many people promote a daily practice of meditation, spiritual contemplation and mindfulness as a way to improve your per... Read more

22 Aug 2018

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The Education of Brett Kavanaugh

The Education of Brett Kavanaugh

One year after Brett Kavanaugh's tumultuous nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, questions that arose during the nomina... Read more

27 Nov 2019

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The Crime of Complicity: Examining the Role of the Bystander in the Holocaust and Beyond

The Crime of Complicity: Examining the Role of the Bystander in the Holocaust and Beyond

If you are a bystander and witness a crime, should intervention to prevent that crime be a legal obligation? Or is moral... Read more

3 May 2017

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First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era

First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era

The rights to free speech and freedom of the press guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But when it was first passed–and fo... Read more

3 Aug 2017

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How introverted lawyers can harness their traits for success

How introverted lawyers can harness their traits for success

“Fake it ‘till you make it.” For Heidi K. Brown, trying to mimic her extroverted peers in litigation always felt forced.... Read more

9 Jan 2019

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3 trial court judges share the tough cases that stuck with them

3 trial court judges share the tough cases that stuck with them

All judges have cases that stick with them and linger in their memories. Sometimes it was because of the high profile of... Read more

5 Dec 2018

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