Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or that gives a fancy name to a simple idea. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Kirk Strohman
How many times have you attended a sporting event and heard the fans launch verbal assaults on the referee for errant calls? If [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or makes your spellchecker freak out. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Tracy Frazier
Imagine, if you will, two dapper businessmen in their fine wool suits negotiating a contract as to who can grow his hair the longest without getting fired.  [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or a poor investment opportunity. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by Eric Wasik
Trophies, bridges, airports, or even an elementary school – all good things to have named after you. Two things you never want named after you are diseases and financial [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or makes a great insult. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: J. Aaron Landau
As any first year law student  struggling with the “reasonable person standard” can tell you, the last thing the legal world needs is more imaginative standards and tests. [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or used by bank robbers. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Crime dramas frequently utilize the trope of a person reluctantly forced to commit heinous crimes because the criminal mastermind has taken his family hostage. The crimes may vary from [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or can steer you toward the deepest pockets. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Erma Workingmom was panicked by the sudden demolition of her white picket fence as the delivery truck backed into her tiny yard. Her brother [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or could save you from a painfully embarrassing mispronunciation at your next office party. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Most people have, from time to time, found themselves stranded in front of the television set at 2 [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or could make you rethink a spur-of-the-moment marriage to that person you just met in Vegas. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Lauren E. Trent
Given the media hype often surrounding celebrity annulments, it is no surprise that the process is commonly [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or a matter of life-and-death. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Steve Glista
Henry Brown was shot as he tried to break into an apartment in Columbus, Missouri. Joe Horn shot and killed two men as they were running away from a [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may remind you that suing your neighbor when they won’t replace the fence that Fido knocked down last week may not be the best option. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Lauren E. Trent
Most people imagine a dramatic courtroom battle [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may make you reconsider telling Crazy Uncle Larry what you really think of him. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Amy E. Seely
Here’s the thing about wealth: when the grim reaper calls your number, you can’t take it with you.  [...]

Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may help you live a worry-free afterlife. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Alice, worried that her next trip down a rabbit hole might not end quite so happily, decides to write her will. While doing so, Alice [...]