Ask any practicing lawyer in New York how to timely commence an action or initiate a proceeding and, invariably, the response will be “by filing a summons or petition, within the statute of ...

Having turned the executive branch into an international laughing stock under former President Donald Trump and the House of Representatives into a dysfunctional circus incapable of the basics of ...

Artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, center, during his appearance at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2023, in front of Judge Moxila Upadhyaya.

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It may seem that therapy and law do not share a common bond, but one law professor is making that connection by developing a body of knowledge to prove that legal proceedings can be calming and ...

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Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...