When a celebrity estate ends up in court, it’s easy to write it off as a rich-family soap opera. It shouldn’t be. The legal grounds that turn these cases into headline-grabbing fights are the exact same grounds ordinary families argue...
Drunk driving laws haven’t stood still, and neither has the law around driving after using cannabis. A wave of state-level changes moving through 2026 is redefining what counts as “impaired,” and the penalties on the other side of a conviction...
Over the past several years, opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy chains have agreed to pay tens of billions of dollars to resolve lawsuits over their role in the overdose crisis. The settlements were historic. What happens to the money once...
When a government shutdown drags on, the headlines usually focus on furloughed federal workers and shuttered national parks. Less visible — but often more financially severe — is the strain it puts on the private companies that keep government operations...
If you’ve been holding onto a headline from a couple of years ago that said the FTC “banned noncompetes nationwide,” it’s time for an update. That rule is gone. What’s replaced it is arguably more consequential for how employers and...
Cruise ships used to sell relaxation. Today, they sell adrenaline. The newest generation of mega-ships features open free-fall waterslides, suspended skywalks dangling passengers more than 150 feet above the ocean, surf simulators, zip lines, and ice rinks — all stacked...
Starting January 1, 2026, California made it easier for spouses to end their marriage together — literally. Under Senate Bill 1427, a new amendment to the Family Code allows both parties to file a joint petition for dissolution or legal...
A damning pattern within the Los Angeles Unified School District has resurfaced in new reporting: district leadership reportedly allowed a suspended coach to return to campus despite red flags from investigators — and nine students were subsequently abused. The case...
The American courtroom has always been a conservative institution. It has its rituals, its architecture, its formal language, and its deep resistance to novelty that hasn’t been tested by experience and precedent. Witnesses stand and swear oaths. Evidence moves through...
A new kind of divorce is quietly filling family court dockets. Attorneys across the country are reporting something they didn’t have a name for five years ago: spouses — mostly wives — filing for divorce after watching their partners undergo...