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A memorial sits outside the Minnesota State Capitol in honor of murdered Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 15, 2025. A 57-year-old named Vance Luther Boelter is suspected in the double murder, which, according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is thought to be a politically targeted assassination. (REUTERS/Tim Evans)
Jun 11, 2026

Minn. man pleads guilty to charges in lawmaker shooting case

The man accused of assassinating a former speaker of the Minnesota House and her husband last year in what authorities have described as an act of targeted political violence pleaded guilty Thursday after federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty against him.

The judge's bench in a courtroom in Carroll County Circuit Court. (File photo)
Jun 13, 2019

Lawyers discuss implicit bias, solutions at MSBA session

OCEAN CITY — A room full of attorneys and judges received a primer on implicit bias and how it is manifested in court at the Maryland State Bar Association Legal […]

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Feb 12, 2016

Md. committee kills cameras-in-courtroom bill

A bill to allow the media to film and broadcast criminal sentencing proceedings, which was criticized by judges, attorneys and victims’ rights advocates, received an unfavorable committee report Thursday. Proposed […]

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Mar 6, 2015

A history lesson in a lawsuit

Why this man is at the center of a legal dispute in Rhode Island.

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Aug 29, 2014

Judge throws book character at lawyer’s fashion statement

The look of a certain boy wizard is not welcome in one Welsh courtroom.

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Mar 29, 2014

Young female lawyer fashion advice from an old male judge

'A dirty old man ever since I was a very young man' offers sartorial guidelines.

Jul 18, 2013

You should write a book about it

Are you OK with jurors publishing books about their experiences?

Jul 17, 2013

Beware the keyboard counselor

What to do when every social media account now seems to come with a shiny new law degree.

Apr 26, 2013

Judges, feeling the pressure

Have you seen a judge lose his or her cool or commit other acts of misconduct?

Apr 8, 2013

Carrying extra pens

I think that my professor was right — as attorneys, people come to us all the time whose lives are in a shambles.

Mar 20, 2013

Role of the juror: To ask or not to ask?

What do you perceive to be the role of a juror?

Jan 14, 2013

Law blog roundup

Welcome to the first Monday after the most improbable of victories.