All posts by Ashley Powell
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Top 5 Twitter Mishaps, Gaffes, and Straight Fails So Far in 2014
Twitter gaffes abound in the first five months of 2014. Here are our top five straight fails of...
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The Dark Side of Snapchat Lands the Company in Hot Water
Snapchat, the messaging service that claims data instantly disappears upon receipt, has found itself in hot water with...
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Latest AirBnB Backlash: San Fran May Offer Cash to Snitch on Neighbors
Innovative travel industry giant AirBnB continues to fight regulatory battles on several fronts from coast to coast. Now...
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Fail of the Week: Michigan’s Rape Insurance Law
Remember when F-Word blogger Hannah R. Winsten reported back in December that Michigan lawmakers were debating a bill that...
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Watch List: 5 Crazy, Cool, or Just Plain Bizarre Startups to Watch
Here at Law Street, we love startups (probably because we are one). So of course we furiously followed...
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More Time Please: Deal Seeking an Extension on California’s Prison Compliance Order
Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced Monday a deal to seek an extension on the compliance order...
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Update: Cops Required to Use Cameras during Stop-and-Frisk
Update on Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling that deemed New York’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy as unconstitutional: Judge Shira Scheindlin...
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North Carolina’s Senator and Governor at Odds Over Voter ID Law
On Monday, republican Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill that requires voters to show ID, restricts early voting,...
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Stop-and-Frisk Takes Another Legal Hit
Stop-and-Frisk practice has recently taken another legal hit today, as federal judge, Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that the...
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Calls for Sentencing Reform in the War on Drugs
On Wednesday, the attorney general, Eric Holder, stated “the war on drugs is now 30.. 40 years old....
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Voting Rights Act Saga: More States Review Voting Laws
In June, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act and...
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Battle Royal: Justice Department Challenges States on Voting Rights Laws
The Justice Department is gearing up to take aggressive legal action in a string of voting rights cases...
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NSA Transparency Push: Apple, Google, Facebook Join Civil Liberties Coalition
The largest internet companies have joined forces with top civil liberties groups to call on the White House...
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Asiana Sued by Two Passengers in San Francisco Crash
Asiana Airlines Inc. is being sued by two passengers, Younga Jun Machorro and her son Benjamin Hyo-in Machorro,...
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Ban the Box Law: Rhode Island Prohibits Criminal History Inquiries Before Interview
Enacted January 1, 2014, an amendment to Rhode Island Fair Employment law will limit pre-employment inquiries by Rhode...
