In judicial-foreclosure states, better judicial supervision of mortgage-foreclosure cases can prevent zombie foreclosures, lessen blight, and improve neighborhoods. A zombie foreclosure occurs when ...

One day a highly credentialed and experienced attorney, the next, a novice judge. It is a transition marked by paradox-elation and anxiety, excitement and frustration, self-assurance and insecurity, certainty...

How should judges evaluate lawyers’ alleged mishandling of forensic science evidence when the challenge is brought years after the trial? One recent United States Supreme Court decision grapples with this;...