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From the ABA Journal

Feds shut down Backpage, site co-founder among 7 reportedly charged

April 9, 2018, 9:25 am CDT

Absurdity of courtroom sitcoms like 'Trial & Error' still have elements of reality

April 9, 2018, 8:00 am CDT

Homeland Security wants to track 'media influencers' worldwide

April 9, 2018, 7:00 am CDT

Sessions announces 'zero-tolerance policy' in response to jump in illegal border crossings

April 6, 2018, 3:50 pm CDT

Wife of detained Chinese lawyer marches to demand answers on his fate

April 6, 2018, 2:48 pm CDT

People can change, Washington Supreme Court says regarding bar applicant with felony convictions

April 6, 2018, 2:02 pm CDT

UK law firms disclose gender pay gap numbers, but don't reveal US data

April 6, 2018, 12:55 pm CDT

'The future is now,' says ABA president at Stanford CodeX conference

April 6, 2018, 11:33 am CDT

Federal judge scolds Florida for 'fit of histrionics' over restoration of felons' voting rights

April 6, 2018, 11:22 am CDT

Dallas lawyer sentenced to 8 years for exposing himself to teen employee

April 6, 2018, 10:15 am CDT

Tulsa lawyer's viral post says 100 female lawyers will march to end 'educational funding nightmare'

April 6, 2018, 9:33 am CDT

Question of the Week

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Do you belong to any social groups for lawyers?

Law practice may be the loneliest profession. Lawyers outranked other professionals on a "loneliness scale" in a survey of more than 1,600 workers. Houston-area lawyer Scott Rothenberg tells the ABA Journal that loneliness and isolation may be a root cause of many lawyer issues like depression, suicide and substance abuse.

Do you belong to any groups to socialize with other lawyers? In-person or online? Where you discuss work-related issues or personal ones? Why or why not? If you belong to a group, do you think it helps professionally or with your overall well-being? Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: How would you amend the Constitution?

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Posted by AndytheLawyer: "Add an express right of privacy, similar to that in the constitutions of California and other states."

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From the April 2018 issue

Women of the world

Meet 3 female human rights lawyers fighting for change worldwide

Fighting words

Can anti-profanity laws and the fighting words doctrine be squared with the First Amendment?

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Stanford Center for Legal Informatics fellow Monica Bay interviews leaders in legal technology and keeps readers informed about CodeX events. Recent posts preview presentations at the CodeX FutureLaw Conference 2018.