The jury selection in the #MartinShkreli #fraud trial follows a trend of favoring the uninformed

#jury #juries

An unsealed document describes the cozy relationship between Chicago #cops and prosecutors

A North Dakota judge recently lamented decline in civility, cites #Seinfeld, in the #CynthiaWilder #murder conspiracy case.

#hearsay

Citing Recusal, Trump Says He Wouldn’t Have Hired Sessions.

#DonaldTrump #JeffSessions #RussiaProbe

How 'qualified immunity' affects an individual's ability to seek justice when raped in #jail.

Leading church-state scholar Marci A. Hamilton comments on a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which it held that a female principal of a Catholic school has no legal recourse when a priest engages in gender discrimination that would be actionable in any other setting. Hamilton explains that this is a product of the misguided ministerial exception, which is part of a larger, more troubling social pattern of religious entities demanding a right to discriminate and harm others.

Cornell University law professor Sherry F. Colb comments critically on a California bill that would regulate (but not prohibit) child marriage. Colb argues that the law, which in its current proposed form would allow parents and courts to give consent for a minor child to marry, disregards important norms about children’s rights and the importance of real consent to a sexual relationship.

Op-Ed: It was women who were left out of negotiating the repeal of the #ACA and women who ultimately impeded Senate Republicans' ability to repeal it.

#healthcare #Obamacare

#Facebook's recent decision to remove the ability to edit link previews on article shares doesn't need to throw a wrench in your business's #socialmedia strategy, thanks to these alternatives.