Dear Mirror Lawyer, I noticed that in civil law countries, an accused person who is arraigned before the court is deemed innocent and the prosecution must establish their guilt.

Guilt can be a good thing — especially when we’ve acted against our values or caused harm to someone else. In those cases, the remedy is clear: apologize. But there’s another kind of guilt that’s far ...

T he feeling of guilt, whether justified or not, can eat away at a man’s mind. Such is the case of Henry Rathbone. Rathbone, a native of Loudonville and son to former Albany Mayor Jared Rathbone, was ...

Women often feel guilty about… well, everything. From the moment we’re born, we learn how to feel guilty—not good enough. We’re guilty if anyone else is not happy, which means we’ve failed at our ...