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Aliza Shatzman created the Legal Accountability Project database to gather stories from law clerks about the judges they've worked for — to help warn law students about hostile situations. Aliza Shatzman hide caption
State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later. Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University hide caption
Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that
At left: Becky and Mike McKenney (right) visit VanSumeren while he was incarcerated. The couple are the parents of VanSumeren's former girlfriend, Jillian, who has also remained close to him. At right: The McKenneys join VanSumeren on the day of his swearing-in as a lawyer. Courtesy of Bob VanSumeren hide caption
A High School Dropout Finds Support On Road From Prison To Law School
Felon: Poems, by Reginald Dwayne Betts W.W.Norton & Co. hide caption
'Felon' Author Says, 'Everybody Has To Tell Their Kids Something'
The University of Alabama's law school sign was changed on Friday after the university decided to return the largest single donation it has ever received. The move followed a dispute with donor Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Blake Paterson/AP hide caption
An annual space law moot court competition imagines a future legal case set in space, where issues of liability and sovereignty can get extra complicated. Stocktrek Images/Getty Images hide caption