Eric Helland & Daniel Klerman have posted to SSRN Contingent Fees and Access to Justice. The abstract provides: Using a unique dataset from New York City, this article shows that contingent ...

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Lady Jane Grey's brief reign, known as the "Nine Days' Queen," stemmed from a contested succession crisis in 1553. Her ascent was orchestrated by John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who heavily ...

From Center for Reproductive Rights: Litigation on abortion and other reproductive rights continues unabated in state courts as well as at the U.S. Supreme Court. Now you can dive deep into those ...

Hofstra Law and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) are sponsoring the Sixteenth Annual Family Law Writing Competition. The competition is run in cooperation with the ...

The ABA has published its sixth annual profile on the legal profession. as covered by the National Jurist.Relating to women in the profession, the report reveals: 41% of all U.S. lawyers are women ...

Sheel Seidler, the widow of San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler, has filed a lawsuit against her late husband's brothers, Robert and Matthew Seidler, accusing them of fiduciary breaches and ...

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King, a pivotal leader in the American civil rights movement. This day serves as a reminder of his enduring vision for equality, justice, and ...

A South Korean court on Wednesday cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a 49-year-old Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive ...