Society and Culture
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Gut Check
Peter Davidson II | December 5, 2013I was going to attempt to be more upbeat about the law this week, but I’m not there yet....
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LADIES: Michigan Says You Need Rape Insurance
Hannah R. Winsten | December 5, 2013Happy almost Friday, folks! This week is almost over. THANK GOODNESS. Coming back after a holiday is rough, am I...
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Will We Live in a Tyrannical Theocracy by 2016?
Hannah R. Winsten | December 3, 2013Good morning, lovelies. Did you all survive Thanksgiving? How many of you are still battling tryptophan-induced comas? I know...
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The Crime Blog Really Makes You Think
Peter Davidson II | December 3, 2013It’s been a busy few weeks here at Law Street Media as we launched our crime rankings last week...
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Texas Handles Rape Case Without Slut Shaming, Cue Applause
Hannah R. Winsten | December 3, 2013Good morning, loves! Happy turkey week! Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday. I am a Thanksgiving super-fan. So, unsurprisingly,...
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It’s Not Safe for You in This Zoo
Dominic Jones | November 25, 2013This post is not about Kanye West but the title was inspired by him. The title, I think, can...
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50 Years Later, Jackie Kennedy Deserves All the Credit
Hannah R. Winsten | November 21, 2013Folks, this Friday marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. How is that possible? That same...
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A Cry For Help
Dominic Jones | November 21, 2013While most of my posts concern the intersection of race and criminal law in America, I could not help...
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Prosecutors as Modern Superheroes
Peter Davidson II | November 21, 2013Here at Law Street, we’ll be donating a lot of time to the bad guys in the next few...
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Conservatives Are Deliberately Hacking Healthcare.Gov
Hannah R. Winsten | November 18, 2013How was your weekend, loves? Mine was fabulous! But Obamacare’s weekend was kind of rough. On Sunday, The Daily...
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YOU’RE BEING WATCHED RIGHT NOW: Here’s What To Do About It
Hannah R. Winsten | November 15, 2013SPECIAL REPORT from The F Word! PEN America liked me so much on Tuesday that they invited me to...
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How Creatives Can Save New York
Hannah R. Winsten | November 13, 2013Last night, my lovely editors here at Law Street sent me to cover PEN America’s “Talking Transitions” event. Go,...
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When All Else Fails, You NeTwerk
Peter Davidson II | November 13, 2013When Lady Gaga was on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, he asked her what she thought of...
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Veterans Day Reminder: Women Are Fighters, Not Fetus Factories
Hannah R. Winsten | November 12, 2013So, this Monday was Veterans Day. For those of you who don’t really know what that means—other than a...
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Law Reviews: Losing Steam, But Who’s to Blame?
Peter Davidson II | November 7, 2013The New York Times recently wrote about the declining relevance of law reviews, with the main argument being that...
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Thursdays at Barneys
Dominic Jones | November 7, 2013“Can’t a young get money anymore?” Prophetic words indeed from the twenty-first century’s most evocative...
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Decision 2013: I’ll See Your Christie, and Raise You de Blasio
Hannah R. Winsten | November 7, 2013Well, Election Day has come and gone, and things are looking (un)surprisingly bright for the tri-state area. Folks, I...
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Congress, Make it Stop: You Can Still Get Fired for Being Gay
Hannah R. Winsten | November 5, 2013Happy November, folks! Has everyone ditched their spooky, jack-o-lantern-themed front door decorations for some good, old-fashioned hand turkeys? Yes?...
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It Gets Worse: Clifford Chance Gives Style Tips to Its Lady Lawyers
Hannah R. Winsten | November 3, 2013Lovelies, Halloween is upon us. Yay! If you’re a hippy dippy, wannabe Pagan goddess like me, you’re super pumped...
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Overqualification is the New “It’s Not Me, It’s You.”
Peter Davidson II | November 3, 2013Coming off the heels of an economic recession, and in a job climate that is increasingly tenuous, there are...
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The Brown Identity
Dominic Jones | October 30, 2013In news that shocked no one, early Sunday morning at the W Hotel in Washington, DC, singer, dancer, and...
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Yoga Got Me Through Law School and the Bar Exam
Peter Davidson II | October 29, 2013I joke a lot about the struggles of law school and bar prep. I’ve done it here, and here,...
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Post Traumatic Sandy Disorder – One Year Later
Hannah R. Winsten | October 29, 2013Folks, today marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Last year, on October 28th, I walked to a nearby...
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How Facebook Pays Your Rent
Hannah R. Winsten | October 24, 2013Last week, the government reopened and raised the debt ceiling. YAY! We don’t all have to worry about getting...
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Tom Ridge Tells GOP: Tolerate the Gays, Don’t Make Their Lives Better
Hannah R. Winsten | October 24, 2013Wednesday night, the Republican Party was given an interesting task. Stop being so judgmental. That’s what former GOP politician...
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Beggars (Still) Can’t be Choosers in Today’s Job Market
Peter Davidson II | October 20, 2013Beggars still can’t be choosers. My first job after 1L year was for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern...
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Why Your Rapist (Probably) Isn’t Going to Jail
Hannah R. Winsten | October 16, 2013It’s been a busy few days for rape culture, folks. This past weekend, the Kansas City Star published a...
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The Simple Classification of Friends in a Post-J.D. World
Peter Davidson II | October 15, 2013I graduated from law school almost five months ago, in May 2013. From late May to late July, I...
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When the Government Won’t Let Its Employees Work
Peter Davidson II | October 12, 2013On September 30, I logged into Facebook and saw the most peculiar post. A friend of mine works for...
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If You Got Mad About the Big Gulp Ban, Get Mad About This
Hannah R. Winsten | October 10, 2013Don’t get pregnant in Nebraska, ladies. Back in January 2011, Republican State Senator Lydia Brasch introduced legislative bill 690. The...