Judge Sam DeSimone often told a story about a particular case he was assigned to hear. It was a complex bench trial that he knew would take at least six to eight weeks. The lawyers were bringing thousan...

1. Marijuana has changed The marijuana your friends may have smoked in the 1970s bears little resemblance to the marijuana consumed today. The concentration of the psychoactive ingredient — THC — has ...

If a judge has the option under the law of ordering restitution, there’s an excellent chance it will happen. That’s the major takeaway from our November Question of the Month, sent just before Thanksg...