Voters on the website of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform have settled on what they consider the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011. It was filed by a kidnapper who sued his victims for breach of contract, claiming that they promised to help him hide from police in exchange for money.

Ever wonder how the phrase “interstate commerce” evolved in usage in U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1791 to 2005

It’s the kind of case, and career opportunity, that plenty of associates can only dream of. And it fell right in Rita Lin’s lap.

A judge’s campaign contribution flap in the Madison County, Ill., circuit court has led the U.S.

A part-time municipal judge who moonlights as a comedian is headed to the New Jersey Supreme Court to challenge a pair of advisory opinions disapproving of his extracurricular activities. Vincenzo Sicari, under the stage name “Vince August,” has been doing comedy alongside his legal practice since 1997.