"Systemic racism" refers to systems that produce racially disparate outcomes regardless of the individual motivations, values, or personal qualities of the people working within them. The criminal justice system doesn't require individual police officers, lawyers or judges to hold racist views in order to structurally uphold white supremacy. But -- as the case of suspended Pennsylvania judge Mark Tranquilli vividly illustrates -- plenty of them do anyway.
Read MoreFar from the most sordid detail of the R. Kelly case, but pretty messed up: Kelly's (apparently terminally ill) former defense attorney now says the singer was "guilty as hell" on child porn charges.
Read MoreSeason 1 fan favorite Jordan Margolis, aka Excuseman: the hero we deserve, but not the one we need.
Read MoreA Las Vegas attorney representing himself in a defamation case pulls a gun on the plaintiff... in the middle of a deposition.
Read MoreIt was pretty bad when Chicago judge Jessica Arong O'Brien was found guilty on federal charges of mortgage fraud. It was worse when she refused to give up her seat on the Cook County bench for more than six months after the conviction, continuing to draw a paycheck even after losing her law license.
Read MoreAn update on Kentucky lawyer Eric Conn, who pled guilty to one of the biggest cons in the history of Social Security only to flee the country.
Read MoreA disability lawyer in Texas demonstrates why, when you're in a hole, it's best to stop digging.
Read MoreIn convincing a reluctant client to take a plea deal, a Wisconsin lawyer bends the truth about what's in the deal.
Read MoreA new low, even by Lawyers Behaving Badly standards: Texas judge George Gallagher administers electric shocks — in court — to subdue a defendant.
Read MoreThe close working relationship between a Texas attorney and Hidalgo County Judge Rudy Delgado illustrates the old adage: a good lawyer knows the law, but a great lawyer knows the judge.
Read MoreA tale of ethical shenanigans by two married lawyers: when she's disbarred after a fraud conviction, he looks the other way while she continues practicing without a license.
Read MoreFired for allegedly stealing from her firm, a Pennsylvania lawyer is now accused of breaking into the office to rob her former co-workers.
Read MoreA small-town judge plants recording devices all over a New Mexico county courthouse to spy on employees and colleagues.
Read MoreCreative billing practices create trouble for an Atlanta attorney.
Read MoreWhy forging court records is not a great idea, especially when you're an aspiring lawyer.
Read MoreA Florida defense attorney produces porn videos in a jail interview room, featuring arrested sex workers he falsely claims to represent.
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