Editorial Policy
We publish only after double sourcing from orders, filings, and authoritative releases. Every editorial decision is guided by accuracy, independence, and transparency.
The Legal Chronicles maintains full editorial independence. We do not accept story placement, sponsored coverage, or payment for prominence. No advertiser, funder, or external party influences our editorial decisions.
Coverage decisions are made solely on the basis of newsworthiness, legal significance, and public interest.
Primary sources include: court orders and judgments (official websites, eCourts, and SCI databases), statutory text from official gazettes, filings obtained from court registries or parties, and press releases from official bar bodies.
Secondary sources — academic commentary, news reports, and advocacy analysis — are clearly attributed and used only to provide context, not to establish facts.
When an error is identified, we correct it promptly and publish a timestamped correction note within the story. We do not silently edit published material.
All published corrections are archived on our corrections page. When a correction changes the headline or substantive framing, this is explicitly noted.
Team members must disclose any personal, professional, or financial relationship with a party, counsel, or institution being covered. Conflicted reporters are recused from coverage decisions involving that party.
We do not accept free travel, hospitality, or gifts from parties with an interest in our coverage.
The Legal Chronicles is currently self-funded. We may pursue grant funding from press freedom and journalism foundations in the future; any such funding will be disclosed on this page.
We will not accept funding from parties with active litigation interests or from entities whose coverage we regularly report on.