Linda P. Campbell thought her best job ever was covering the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. — until she took up opinion writing for the Star-Telegram in 2000. She writes about legal issues, education, families and myriad other topics. And she volunteers as a baseball-soccer mom in her other fulltime job.

E-mail: lcampbell@star-telegram.com

Watching life’s dreams unfold

| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013

A meandering road really can lead to a long-chased goal.

Linda P. Campbell: Facts need no embellishing in Arlington board races

| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013

Linebarger lawyers fuel challengers to incumbent trustees.

Dallas money is funding Fort Worth school board incumbents’ campaigns

| |Wednesday, May. 01, 2013

Finance reports show it’s the challengers who have local backing.

Bombing of innocents is never acceptable

| |Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2013

Birmingham's history is a reminder that we must constantly guard against domestic terrorism.

Sharing a camaraderie with Boston

| |Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2013

Marathon veterans and non-runners alike can relate to message of unity after tragedy.

No monetary award for a Texas dog whose primary worth was just love

| |Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2013

Texas Supreme Court nixes “intrinsic value” suits for wrongful pet deaths.

How individuals move legal revolutions on basic rights

| |Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013

Will plaintiffs in same-sex marriage cases before Supreme Court have the lasting impact of Gideon?

Holding on to bittersweet memories

| |Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013

Some of life's gifts show up in the most unexpected wrapping.

Pi Day puzzle: figuring out how much math Texas students need

| |Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

Pi Day and the ongoing problem of setting graduation requirements.

Scalia on Voting Rights Act: "perpetuation of racial entitlement"

| |Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013

The Alabama case before the court now could be the vehicle for undoing the judgment of Congress.