For much of my life, my mother’s side of the family—consummate New Englanders, some of them descended from a passenger on the Mayflower—seemed somewhat foreign to me. My father’s side, Russian Jews ...

In a landmark 6-3 decision on Friday, a Supreme Court of Canada majority recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence, paving the way for litigants to pursue damages against their romantic ...

For nearly 40 years, the tort reform movement has been built on the premise that America is drowning in lawsuits. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry, medical trade associations, and ...

Unruly Republic: Speaking at the University of Texas law school on April 17, 2026, Justice Thomas lamented incivility and Wilsonian progressivism—extremes that columnist Barton Swaim argues have been ...

As conflict intensifies in the Middle East, energy markets swing wildly and the cost of living keeps climbing, a pressing question is emerging for anyone who is tied in to the fluctuating energy and ...

Faced with the federal government’s inability to address the economic effect of out-of-control product liability judgments, a growing number of states are taking steps to overhaul their civil justice ...

Professor Gabriel Weil discusses the role that tort law can play in compelling AI companies to internalize the risks generated by training and deploying advanced AI systems. He outlines a liability ...

The U.S. Postal Service cannot be sued for damages for intentionally failing to deliver mail, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision released Tuesday. The majority opinion, written by Justice ...

Kentucky’s Constitution guarantees its citizens access to the courts when they are harmed. The legislature can’t limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting in death or for injuries or ...

Hospitals across the United States are always looking for ways to reduce costs and avoid medical malpractice lawsuits, while not sacrificing quality of health care. So how are hospitals impacted when ...

Zohran Mamdani has succeeded in making “affordability” the primary driver of the present political debate. As a long-shot candidate, Mamdani was able to campaign on a promise to “freeze the rent” for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth uses a speech at the Reagan Library to argue that Trump's foreign policy follows in the Gipper's footsteps. Plus, what does the new White House national security ...