West Publishing and the courts

• Justice decided cases affecting West
• A case study: Traveling on West's tab, deciding its legal fate
• Justices left intact five decisions favoring West
• Award recipient was on three-judge panel

• What the ethicists say
• Rules and guidelines governing judicial behavior
• Reforms urged in practice of taking gifts

• West fights to maintain its lead in a changing industry
• Debate rages over who owns the law

• Judge Edward J. Devitt
• Devitt Award is prestigious -- and unusual
• West has a long publishing history
• West at a glance

• West defends actions, cites lists of accomplishments
• West criticizes paper
• Ruth E. Stanoch: Newspaper wronged West, judges
• Peter Adomeit: Can cases West won be reopened?
• Star Tribune editorial: Judges shouldn't fly free
• Tim McGuire: Star Tribune stands by West series
• Reader feedback: If you ran the newspaper

• Series reporters and staff