Early in my career as a newspaper reporter, a colleague used the word “detritus” in an article. Our editor changed it to ...

Legal documents are notoriously difficult to parse, and a new study attempts to explain why: the so-called legalese that ...

While this tends to be a greater problem in legal writing, oral presenters are not immune to falling into what’s come to be called legalese or a specific set of often archaic terms combined with ...

We can guess that a lawyer might mutter all manner of arcane legalese to try and convey that they are versed in the law and serve as a practicing attorney. Upon hearing this tremendous barrage of ...

MIT cognitive scientists believe they have uncovered the answer to that question. Just as “magic spells” use special rhymes and archaic terms to signal their power, the convoluted language of legalese ...

Legalese has been frustrating and intimidating anyone not in possession of a law degree since time immemorial. Marked by a cosmic gumbo of antiquated language, mind-numbing repetition, and dense ...

The consequence of unaddressed resentments may be disruptions and disturbances. One way to bring the focus back on rights is ...

The prediction market Kalshi scored a big legal win early this month, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for our democracy.

Millennials might be the last generation to feel nostalgia for NBC’s Matlock, TV’s answer to the question “what if Colonel ...

Arizona passed laws allowing casitas and more diverse housing types. But a new Scottsdale plan would outlaw them in many ...

LinkedIn really wants to use your data to train its AI — so much so that you've been automatically opted in (if you're in the ...

University of Washington officials have yet to make a strong statement on how protest encampments will be managed on campus.