Articles by Lori Tripoli

Geraldine Ferraro made history in 1984, when she became the Democratic vice-presidential nominee.

Geraldine Ferraro Makes History

On July 19, 1984, the Democratic National Convention officially nominated Geraldine Ferraro, a first-generation Italian-American lawyer  and Congressional Representative from Queens, for vice president of the United States. A 1960 graduate of Fordham Law School…


The world’s most beloved Beagle—Snoopy—and his doghouse at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

One Law that Really Is Nuts … Peanuts!

A Little History from Pub. L. No. 106–225 Let’s agree that legislative drafting is a fine art that not many in Congress—or in Congressional offices—get exactly right. And sometimes, even reading through statutes with a…


Who is the most remembered lawyer buried in the graveyard at Trinity Church in New York City? Photo credit: Lori Tripoli

That Big Man in Hamilton’s Graveyard Isn’t Hamilton

Who Was the Bewigged, Berobed John Watts? Visit New York City’s Trinity Church graveyard looking for famous lawyers of eras past, and you will likely first see a greening statue of an authoritative figure looming…


The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, have been uncovered by a lawyer and writer. Photo credit: V. Laino

Lawyers Write History: The Mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry

William the Conqueror, the Battle of Hastings, and the Lawyer Writer who Figured It All Out As some in the legal community contemplate the transferability of skills they picked up in law school—as gainful employment…


The Old Courthouse, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini

Courthouses around the World: Old Courthouse, Cong, Ireland


A new scholarship announced by the law firm Koenig & Long gives high school students who are less than perfect a second chance.

Money for Trouble


Remembering radical Lynne Stewart's legacy #lawyersmakehistory

Tears for Lynne Stewart


What we can learn from the life and death of Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade

Not Exactly a Roe Model

The Life and Death of Roe v. Wade Class Action Plaintiff Norma McCorvey Obituaries of the recently deceased Norma McCorvey, perhaps best known as the class action plaintiff pseudonymously named Jane Roe in the Supreme Court…


The other guy confessed, but you're the accused. Should the government get to suppress the confession?

The Other Guy Confessed. Shouldn’t You Know?


Mixing professional courtesy and legal humor

Do Sharks Tell Lawyer Jokes?