Written by: J. Aaron Landau
Researched by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer and Amy E. Seely
There’s an old joke among trial lawyers that there’s one crucial difference between a federal judge and God: God doesn’t think he’s a federal judge. It’s all in jest, of course, but such jokes are only funny [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or in Latin. This week’s word is the latter. 
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Ex parte is a Latin phrase which, translated literally, means “from the part.” In the legal world, motions or proceedings are held ex parte when only one of the parties is [...]

Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Researched by: Matthew A. Schroettnig
Edited by: Lauren E. Trent and Steve Glista
The current wiretapping debate in Congress, and the media circus surrounding it, has focused on the expiration of the Protect America Act of 2007 (initially passed last August). The more pressing and oft forgotten issue, however, is the administration’s [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may save you half your life savings after a Valentine’s Day gone bad. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Darci G. Van Duzer
We all know how romantic movies end-the happy couple lives together in wedded bliss to the end [...]

Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Steve Glista
Edited by: Amy E. Seely, Jeff W. Richards
It’s the dream of many a young attorney (at least those paying off law school debt) to one day rub elbows with Tinseltown’s rich and famous, or, alternatively, drunk and disorderly. Luckily, this means that even the most difficult clients will never [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or strikes the very foundations of our belief system. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Steve Glista
John thinks he saw brake lights before the impact. Mary knows that the light was yellow but the Impala didn’t slow down. John [...]

Written by: Matthew A. Schroettnig
Researched by: Stefanie Herrington
Edited by: Lauren E. Trent
Neither Tom Cruise nor the Church of Scientology is a stranger to media attention, though lately that attention has taken a very different tone. You’ve no doubt read or seen something about Tom Cruise’s controversial video, which seems to have cropped [...]

For Immediate Release
LAW STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES
Oregon Law Students Create Online Journal to Combat Legal Inscrutability
With the law ever-increasing in complexity, students at the University of Oregon School of Law are fighting back. As the speed of the media has increased, the rate at which incorrect legal information can spread has outpaced [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or is an unmentioned consequence of voting. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Amy E. Seely
In the United States, voir dire, which translates to “to speak the truth” in Old French, refers to the process of questioning and selecting jurors to [...]

Every week we feature an original logic puzzle for your brain-bending pleasure. They follow a format similar to those on the LSAT, and their difficulty ranges the full gamut. Good luck!
Written by: Alexander JL Theoharis
Six friends are out flying their dirigibles on a Sunday afternoon. On a lark, they decide to race back home (the [...]