One of our most distinguished authors passed away recently.  Harold S. “Hal” Bloomenthal, scholar, practitioner, and author, was considered a dean of…

Law professor Jeff Sovern’s study that found many students use their laptops for things unrelated to class. Removing laptops won’t solve anything, though.

Mother’s Day found Anna Jarvis came to hate the holiday she invented because of exploitation of it by merchants and marketers.

From the late-19th century through the mid-20th, Chinese immigration was severely restricted because of negative sentiment on the West Coast.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1993 decision allows a private parade organizer to exclude groups based on race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

WestlawNext search strategies, significant events in legal history, and social networking were some our most popular blog themes in 2010.

Since the U.S. owes British courts for the much of its common law, it is refreshing to see the British take a page from our book. For better – or for worse – it appears that a common American legal tool is gaining in importance in British courts – The Pre-Nuptial Agreement.

A Thomson Reuters employee recently led a group of 10 volunteers to the African nation of Malawi to highlight a book-donation program and deliver legal textbooks to the University of Malawi’s law school.

Last week the New York Times featured an article about one of the greatest inventions in modern travel history: the wheeled suitcase, or “rolling luggage.”

On the heels of last week’s story that the world’s largest windmill farm has begun operation, comes this New York Time’s article detailing how many of those who live near wind farms are suing the operators of the windmills for the resulting noise pollution.