When a lawsuit between a civil plaintiff and a corporate defendant gets appealed, the deck is often stacked against the plaintiff. This article discusses the gap in access to expert appellate representation between plaintiffs and defendants, and how the imbalance
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Bankruptcy used to be something that companies fought to avoid. To go bankrupt was an admission of failure, a badge of shame. But in recent decades, bankruptcy has become something that companies, and the people profiting off them, have embraced
In the latest article from The [F]law, Samantha Perry reports on “Common Good Constitutionalism,”which promises to be the next big theory in the legal conservative movement. It publicly claims to be anti-corporate, but its really pro-corporate power and control. Read
In the latest article from The [F]law, Marty Strauss looks at the deeper institutional currents pushing students toward Big Law: “In Search of Sunlight: How Corporate Law Careers Outshine All Else at Elite Law Schools.” How do the majority of
Big Law’s “pro bono” work, supposedly “for the public good, sells students on the promise that they can make a starting salary of $215,000, plus bonuses, all while doing good work. Have your cake and your soul too. But is
In her revealing article in The [F]law, Ellie Olsen argues that lawyers, like everyone else, are morally responsible for the choices they make about how they spend their time and who they choose to help with their training and talent.
Diana Cao‘s wonderful reporting in The [F]law traces the rise and fall of the video rental industry and how it affects access to TV/movie content today. Her story centers around the last video rental store in Boston, the Video Underground
Reem Hussein‘s powerful article on The [F]law reveals how, today, slavery in America is alive and well, but it comes in a new, more temporary form: “The Modern American Slavery: Temporary Worker Exploitation and the Human Supply Chain.” Related Systemic
How does Harvard justify sitting on a $53 billion endowment and from where does this money come? The mega-rich influence research, hiring, and even curriculum through strings-attached donations. In the latest article from The [F]law, read Danielle Dalla Vedova‘s fascinating,
For-profit colleges and universities capitalize on recruiting “nontraditional students,” whether they be marginalized students, working professionals, single parents, veterans, or any number of other communities the institution deems ripe for exploitation. By promising advanced education with flexible schedules, these institutions