Blogs
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Our Favorite Gay Couple in Virginia Might Have a Legally Recognized Marriage Soon!
Hannah R. Winsten | February 26, 2014How many of you remember Emi and Hannah, my super cute friends who live in Virginia? Last time we...
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TwitchPlaysPokemon: The Ultimate Social Experiment
Anneliese Mahoney | February 25, 2014On February 15, 2014, an Australian Programmer put a hacked version of a popular 90s video game–Pokemon Red/Blue–on a...
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Latest Data Shows Violent Crime Across America is Down
Kevin Rizzo | February 21, 2014Violent crime in the United States was down by 5.4 percent in the first six months of 2013, according...
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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
Peter Davidson II | February 21, 2014This week Law Street broke the story of the FBI’s latest violent crime data — if you haven’t checked it...
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Show Me the Money!
Alexandra Saville | February 20, 2014As we all navigate tax season, money is on the mind. When you’re job searching, your finances are a...
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New FBI Data for Dangerous Mid-Sized Cities: Crime Drops, Flint Stands Out
Chelsey D. Goff | February 20, 2014Mirroring the national trend of declining violent crime, the majority of Law Street’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities under...
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The Seedy Side of Bitcoin
Teerah Goodrum | February 20, 2014Bitcoin — the cryptocurrency in the form of digital coins — allows financial transactions to be completed over the...
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Feeling Extorted by Yelp’s Business Practices? Help May be on the Way
Imran Ahmed | February 20, 2014Yelp suffered a crucial loss in a recent Virginia Court decision. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, a small business in Virginia,...
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Top 8 Interview Mistakes to Avoid
Alexandra Saville | February 19, 2014There are a few ways you can screw up an interview before it even starts. Here are some common...
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Felony Disenfranchisement: Collateral Consequences
Dominic Jones | February 19, 2014The effect of crime on society is often — and justifiably so — more victim-focused than offender-focused. We tend...
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BREAKING: Real Life Lady Dexter Confesses to Between 22 & 100 Murders
Hannah R. Winsten | February 19, 2014So, apparently Dexter might be a real thing. This week, 19-year-old Miranda Barbour confessed to killing at least 22...
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Crime in America 2014
Chelsey D. Goff | February 18, 2014On February 18, 2014, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released preliminary crime statistics for the first six months...
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New FBI Data Shows Crime Dropping; Some Top 10 Dangerous Defy Trend
Chelsey D. Goff | February 18, 2014Violent crime across the United States continues its downward trend, according to data released today by the Federal Bureau...
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Infographic: Crime Dropping Across the US
Kevin Rizzo | February 18, 2014Kevin Rizzo Kevin Rizzo is the Crime in America Editor at Law Street Media. An Ohio Native, the George...
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Redefining Rape: The FBI’s Latest Statistics
Anneliese Mahoney | February 18, 2014Law Street’s inaugural Crime in America rankings, based on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Statistics, were...
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NFL Cheerleaders Are Latest Americans Fed Up With Low Wages
Andrew Blancato | February 18, 2014Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Low-wage workers are pissed that their multimillion dollar employer pays them...
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Will Monica Lewinsky Matter in 2016?
Anneliese Mahoney | February 18, 2014‘Monica Lewinsky’ is a name that has lived in relative infamy for the last decade and a half. In...
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Is America Ready to Fight Cybercrime?
Dennis Futoryan | February 18, 2014In the 21st century, many people do not consider how vulnerable their high-tech gadgets are to outside hackers. Information...
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Top 7 Reasons You Need an Online Portfolio
Alexandra Saville | February 13, 2014Job hunting is hard. The resume that you spend so much time and energy perfecting will likely go largely...
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2 Laws That Could Encourage More Michael Sams to Come Out
Andrew Blancato | February 13, 2014NFL prospect Michael Sam revealed to the public this week that he is gay. Sam’s decision is undoubtedly brave;...
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Alcohol Apps Can Save Your Rep & Your Life
Teerah Goodrum | February 12, 2014Have you ever woken up after a night of drinks and fun, reached for your phone, and were mortified...
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Choosing the Right Boss
Peter Davidson II | February 12, 2014I recently read a quote that said something along the lines of, “Choosing the right job is nowhere near...
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The Top 5 Reasons to Care About the Sochi Olympics
Anneliese Mahoney | February 12, 2014I love the Olympics. I always have. Summer or winter, it doesn’t matter. I will dutifully watch hours of...
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Woody Allen: Dating Your Girlfriend’s Daughter is Kind of a Big Deal
Hannah R. Winsten | February 11, 2014Folks, what is going on with Woody Allen these days? In case you’ve missed all the drama amid the...
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Courtney Love is Free to Tweet
Imran Ahmed | February 11, 2014Be careful what you tweet because you might be sued for defamation. At least that’s what happened to Courtney...
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Is Facebook the New LinkedIn?
Alexandra Saville | February 11, 2014A few months ago, I wrote a post entitled Is LinkedIn the New Myspace? It seems that social media...
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How to End Your Date Before It Even Starts: the Date Grape Koolaid
Gena Thomas | February 11, 2014Hey girl. Hi there. That’s a great color on you. Fuchsia really brings out your eyes. Didn’t know my...
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$how Me the $ochi
Andrew Blancato | February 10, 2014By now you’ve probably heard about the bigots, dog killers, and unfinished hotels in the Russian Olympic city of Sochi. The...
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Let’s Be Blunt: What Marijuana Legalization Actually Means
Matt DiCenso | February 7, 2014In December 2012, Colorado voters made history by approving Amendment 64, legalizing the use and possession of marijuana for...
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EXCLUSIVE: Alan Turing Honored at the PROSE Awards
Hannah R. Winsten | February 6, 2014This afternoon, publisher Elsevier Science won the R.R. Hawkins Award at the American Association of Publishers’ PROSE Awards, winning the top...