Attorney Rebecca Covell says that to secure the same rights a legally married couple gets with a marriage license, there are six documents same-sex couples need: a medical power of attorney, a ...

This glossary is adapted from a much more detailed listing found at uscourts.gov, the website of the United States Courts. It's brought to you by the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast. Acquittal: A jury ...

A launch event of An English-Chinese Dictionary of Law Terms (Second Edition) and the Seminar on Legal English Education, Research and Publishing were held on Oct. 13 at the Southwest University of ...

After divorce rates peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, much has been made of the fact that they are now on the decline—especially among millennials. Still, if you’re thinking about splitting with your ...

In a span of five months this year, former President Donald Trump was indicted on a total of 91 felony counts across four separate criminal cases: the Manhattan hush money case, the Mar-a-Lago ...