One of my earliest memories as a first-year law student was my professors' contentions that every case we analyzed, from Contracts to Trusts and Estates, originated from a poorly written contract or ...

In their Real Estate Litigation column, Todd E. Soloway and Eric D. Sherman, partners at Pryor Cashman, write that although arguably harsh in its consequences, the voluntary payment doctrine provides ...

The American Law Institute's Restatement Third, Property (Wills and Other Donative Transfers) Volume 2 has just been released. The most important change is a recommendation that courts adopt the ...

Debra Headen holds a picture of her grandson, Deonte Baber. The testimony came nine days into the murder trial that would send Deonte Baber to prison for much of his life — testimony that was ...

This article has been updated to include a link to the methodology behind Columbia Journalism Investigations' findings, which was published in April 2024. The testimony came nine days into the murder ...