Headlines • Law for Laymen • Wielding the Law as a Weapon • A Place for Lawyers to Learn Executive Skills • The Calculus of University Presidents • Judgments Pile Up • AG Holder Taking Fire Yet Again • Federal Judiciary Seeks Funding • High Court Embrace For Seed Patent • 'Company Doe' Asks Fourth Circuit to Keep Records Sealed • Workplace Bullying: Managing the Company Playground There are nearly 30 law schools that have or soon will offer a master's degree for nonlawyers, up from just a handful two years ago. Read More » A doctor realized he needed legal training to fight for public health. Read More » Harvard, Georgetown follow business school model. Read More » Many must decide between two difficult paths: tackle law school restructuring or close their law schools. Read More » Congress approved legislation five years ago to raise the stakes in civil terrorism lawsuits and make it easier to collect on judgments. Since then, the dollar amounts have gone up, but judgments remain largely unsatisfied. Read More » Renewed criticism has placed Eric Holder on the defensive, raising questions about whether the attorney general would remain in office and threatening to undermine his effort to shape a legacy of increased government transparency and the protection of civil rights. Read More » Federal courts officials have appealed to Congress for emergency funding, saying the judiciary lacks the budget flexibility to absorb the large mandatory spending cuts that have forced furloughs in the nation's federal public defender and court offices. Read More » A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court that is often skeptical of patents embraced a key seed patent on Monday in the case of a Monsanto Co. soybean variety that was being replicated by savvy farmers. Read More » A company using a pseudonym in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is fighting to keep documents under seal in a dispute rooted in whether the public should be allowed to see a consumer product safety report. Read More » Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence. Read More » | 
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