All posts by Molly Hogan
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Hey Parents: Comprehensive Sex Education is Worth It
Parents in California have been trying to remove a sex ed book from the curriculum.
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Michael Brown’s Death Sparked a National Dialogue
Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, was shot and killed by police last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Major Ruling in Education: California Must Change Tenure System
A contentious court battle has left California teachers in need of a new tenure system, after the California...
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Cold-blooded Killers, or Stupid Preteens? A Jury Will (Probably) Decide
What does 3 girls + 1 knife + fictional evil character equal? Two 12- year-olds girls being charged...
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Illinois Tries to Expand Cyberbullying Laws Outside of Schools
Millennials love the Internet, and most can tell you that from a young age, bullying was as present...
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Supreme Court Breakdown: States Can Ban Affirmative Action
Since the Supreme Court released its ruling on affirmative action in Michigan earlier this week (which we covered...
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The First Amendment: Two Supreme Court Justices Debate What it Means
What happens when two Supreme Court Justices, who rarely rule the same way, sit down for an hour-long...
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Weird Celebrity News: Johnny Depp Subpoenaed
Not even the rich and famous can escape being subpoenaed. And sometimes, a delusional fan is the reason...
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Fetal Harm: A New Kind of Crime?
For 7 years, Rennie Gibbs was charged with the murder of her stillborn child. But last week, a...
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Senate Votes to Declassify CIA Documents
Americans may soon get some information regarding CIA operations and intelligence procedures in the post 9-11 information gathering...
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More Money, More Problems? Supreme Court Rules on Campaign Finance Laws
Money has always been a big part of politics, and campaign finance laws have been put in place...
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Oh, Georgia: Potential Law Allows Guns [Almost] Everywhere
What do churches, schools, and bars all have in common? Once a new law is signed in Georgia,...
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First Payments from Malaysian Plane Crash: Only $5,000?
So as I predicted in my previous article, issues of liability were around the corner. It looks like...
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Malaysian Airplane Crash: Who’s Liable?
Two weeks in, everyone with a television knows about the disappearing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. And even if...
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Court Rules BP Must Stick to Agreement it Signed
It’s safe to say that BP became one of the most hated companies in America in April of...
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4 New Laws Restricting Women’s Access to Abortions
By now, it is not unusual to hear stories of states trying to circumvent Roe v. Wade by closing...
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For-profit Schools Getting Sued: A Growing Trend in Higher Ed?
When most students attend a university, be it public or private, the money they pay into tuition goes...
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Massachusetts Expands Instruction to Expelled Students
Students have to go to school- it’s the law. But what happens when a student, legally bound to...
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Students vs. State: Students Bring Lawsuit Against Tenure Program
Tenure for teachers has always been a contentious issue in public schools, but recently, students in California have...
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Teaching Creationism in Public Schools…Really?
2 + 2 = 4. George Washington was the first President. Dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth together....
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With a New Regime, Can New York Settle on Controversial Policy?
For the past several years, the NYPD has been in trouble over a troubling “stop and frisk” policy....
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When Gifts Turn to Greed: Former Va. Governor Indicted on 14 Counts
Earlier this week, Bob McDonnell, a former Virginia Governor, and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on 14 counts...
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Warrant Not Necessary
The fourth amendment is supposed to protect Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures. You may think that law...
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Neutral No More: How One Court Ruling Could Affect Everyone who Uses the Internet
In the “Age of the Internet,” consumers expect to have access to any information they want, as fast...
