All posts by Anneliese Mahoney
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A New Role for the NEA: Turning Campfires into Brushfires
The morning of January 23, 2014, I had the privilege to attend an event at the Center for...
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Your Smartphone Can Now Fix Parking Tickets
“There’s an app for that.” We all hear this dozens of time a day. Half the time I...
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Court Says Bloggers are Journalists Too
Freedom of the Press has always, of course, applied to traditional journalists. If someone accuses a journalist in...
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Big Victory for Physician Assisted Suicide in New Mexico
A ruling in the Second District court of New Mexico may make physician assisted suicide legal in that...
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Maybe No Baby: Infants in High-End Restaurants
Imagine you’re sitting in a restaurant. It’s not just any restaurant, it’s a very nice, very swanky restaurant....
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Iowa Bar No More?
The Hawkeye State is thinking of making a big change to the way it deals with young law school...
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TV Streaming Makes it to Supreme Court
In 2012, a new company called Aereo launched. It offered a revolutionary new way to watch TV. Essentially, Aereo...
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7 Reasons to Watch the Chris Christie Scandal
Chris Christie, the popular governor of New Jersey, has been one of the stars of the Republican Party...
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How to Stay Warm and Entertained
The story on everyone’s radar today is the weather. Because it’s really, really cold out. Something called the...
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FBI Changes Mission Statement
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has changed its mission statement. For years, the primary mission of the agency...
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Cases to Watch in 2014
This year promises to be an interesting one in law. Here are some of the most interesting cases,...
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Facebook Suit Alleges Privacy Violations
On December 30, 2013, a class action suit was filed against Facebook for its use of members’ private...
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Downton Law Making Headlines in UK
A new law in the UK is grabbing attention–perhaps because of its catchy TV-inspired title. It’s been nicknamed...
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Welcome California’s Newest Lawyer: Sergio C. Garcia
In California, an undocumented immigrant who goes to college, law school, and passes the bar now has the...
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A Breakdown of Colorado’s New Marijuana Laws
During the 2012 elections, Colorado voters voted to legalize recreational marijuana, with about 54 percent of Colorado residents...
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A December of Hackers
December was a bad month for anyone who didn’t want their personal information leaked to hackers or other...
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Ten Silliest Political Moments in 2013
Last week, I counted down the Most Influential News Events of 2013. Those were all great moments, but in...
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Greatest Legal Souvenir Ever?
If you like to collect Supreme Court memorabilia (I mean, who doesn’t?) one of the greatest things you...
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ACLU Files New NSA Suit
2013 was the year that brought us the NSA spying scandal, thanks to Edward Snowden. 2014 may be...
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French Court Authorizes “Millionaire Tax”
A new, extremely controversial tax was just ruled constitutional in France. The law has been nicknamed a “millionaire...
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Conceal Carry Mess in Illinois
Until last year, there was only one state without a conceal carry law, and that state was Illinois....
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Big Changes to Guantanamo Bay
One of the promises that Obama made on the campaign trail during his first election in 2008 was...
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Montana Judge Gets Creative in Sentencing
The world heard about Judge G. Todd Baugh earlier this year when he sentenced a 47-year-old teacher to...
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The Most Influential News Events of 2013
Here at Law Street, we are very interested in the changing world of law. So as the wild...
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Have Yourself a Merry Little First Amendment Argument
The First Amendment. It’s a tricky topic. Like the rest of the Bill of Rights, it’s been in...
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ICC’s Case Against Kenyan President Delayed
The International Criminal Court has been pursuing a case against Uhuru Kenyatta, the current President of Kenya since...
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Big Change to Canadian Prostitution Laws
This just in: prostitution is now very much legal in Canada. In the Great White North, the actual...
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Harvard Medical School Violates Animal Welfare Act
Harvard Medical School has been slapped with fines of $24,036 for violating the Animal Welfare Act.The Animal Welfare...
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Is the US Done With the Death Penalty?
The United States will be able to report a lower number of executions in 2013. Thirty-nine people were...
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The Dark Side of Snapchat
Snapchat is a smartphone app designed to show timed pictures and videos that are not permanently saved to...
