All posts by Anneliese Mahoney
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New York AG Investigating Racist Policies In Department Stores
Two classic New York City department stores—Barneys and Macy’s—are dealing with controversy regarding their racial profiling of any...
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Penn State Settles With Some of Jerry Sandusky’s Victims
On Monday, October 29, the horrifying case that has consumed Penn State University came closer to completion. In...
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Commonsense Etiquette or Blatant Sexism?
In the workplace, there are certain parameters of acceptable behavior that are common knowledge, and then it is...
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“Cocaine Mom” Law’s Horrifying Effects
The state of Wisconsin has a law that has been dubbed the “cocaine mom” law. The idea, in...
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Follow Your Friends…And Arms Dealers on Instagram
The popular picture-sharing social network Instagram has definitely cornered the market on sharing brunch memories and beach photos....
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Teacher Killed by Student in Danvers MA
In a small outer suburb of Boston, MA, a town named Danvers is reeling after the discovery of...
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New Charges For Former Blackwater Contractors
The DOJ has brought new charges against four former Blackwater Security contractors by the names of Dustin Heard,...
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The United Nations and Drones
Drones: depending on whom you ask, drones are either the military instruments of the future, or the machines...
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High School Student Punished for Being a Good Friend
After a young woman in North Andover, Massachusetts named Erin Cox was punished for picking up an intoxicated...
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Old Friends Turned Foes: Harry Belafonte against the King Family
Harry Belafonte, now a well-known singer and song-writer, was a huge supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
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The New Frontier of Privacy: Lavabit’s Encrypted Email No More
For most Americans, large chunks of our lives play out online. We have numerous social media sites, we...
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Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action To Spar With A Conservative Court
This week, the Supreme Court is dealing with the second case to challenge affirmative action in two years—Schuette...
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Stranger Than Fiction: The Martin & Michele MacNeill Case
On April 11, 2007 in Pleasant Grove, UT, a woman named Michele MacNeill was pronounced dead of cardiovascular...
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Steubenville Continues
The nightmare of the Steubenville Rape Case isn’t quite over for the small Ohio town. On October 7,...
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New Term, New Cases, New Surprises
The new Supreme Court term has begun! Over the past few years, the nation’s highest court has dealt...
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Casey Anthony May Be Deposed in Civil Suit
There’s a chance that we may see a familiar name in the news cycle in coming weeks. A...
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The Silk Road Shutdown: Why It’s Important
The Internet black market is a fascinating place. It relies on security, word of mouth, and above all,...
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The Friendly Neighborhood Mobster?
After evading authorities for nearly two decades, former mobster Enrico Ponzo will finally get his day in court...
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US Attorney Offices Slammed by Shutdown
Across the country, about 800,000 government workers hang in limbo. The United States is four days into a...
