Before joining Business Insider, Erin was a senior reporter at Law360.com, where she covered the Supreme Court, sex-bias lawsuits, and legal battles over allegedly defective products.
Previously, she served as a bureau chief for the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Dalton, Georgia, the self-proclaimed Carpet Capital of the World, where she covered motorcycle gangs and immigration, among other topics.
Erin holds a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and enjoys reading the style section when she isn't following the latest big crime story. She grew up in Marietta, Georgia.
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A long-running and bitter legal dispute has finally come to an end.
Some figures from the O.J. Simpson trial have taken unusual paths.
Over 50 years later, it's clear the Kitty Genovese murder was wildly misreported.
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association raised the question of whether public-sector workers should be forced to pay "agency fees."
A San Diego, California, jury ruled 9-3 in favor of the school, handing a victory to TJSL — since civil cases in that state don't require a unanimous jury vote.
That email came just a few hours before Trump won two more primaries, in Louisiana and Kentucky.
"Justice Thomas is the strongest defender of Second Amendment rights on the court."
"None of the other justices seemed surprised."
The Maharaja Mac wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
The presidential frontrunner was sued over "Trump University."
The Connecticut Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether Michael Skakel should get a new trial.
Obama may consider, in the face of such fierce opposition, unilaterally appointing a successor to the late Antonin Scalia during a Senate recess.
Lawyers for Dr. Luke claim Kesha made the sexual assault allegations in order to renegotiate her contract and get more money.
How Harper Lee almost lost the copyright to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association raised the question of whether public-sector workers should be forced to pay "agency fees."
The case set off a wave of litigation over gun control.
"If you ever go to a cocktail party, there is always a big group of people around him."
Things got a lot more lively.
Justice Antonin Scalia disregarded precedent.