Blogs
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You Should Vote Republican Because You’re a Basket Case
Hannah R. Winsten | December 12, 2013Good afternoon, folks! Are you ready for the weekend? I am. I’ll be organizing a march on Rush Limbaugh’s recording...
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Started from the Bottom, Now We’re…Where?
Peter Davidson II | December 12, 2013Six months out of law school, I’m finding myself starting over personally, professionally, and even socially. Some, but not...
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#CapitalistaContest
Alexandra Saville | December 11, 2013Guess what! We’re doing a very exciting promotion for all of you job hunters out there! Law Street is...
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Computer Software Patents: To Be or Not to Be Eligible for Protection?
Gena Thomas | December 11, 2013The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to adjudicate the highly contested issue of which software innovations may be eligible...
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Rush Limbaugh Wants Your Boobs to Stop Staring at Him
Hannah R. Winsten | December 11, 2013Good morning folks! Are you staying warm? Because it’s snowing here in New York. And I’m totally wishing I...
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Apply Yourself
Alexandra Saville | December 10, 2013Job hunting today comes down to a lot of factors. Sometimes it’s who you know. Sometimes it’s mostly luck....
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End of the Internet as We Know It: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Gena Thomas | December 9, 2013On November 13, WikiLeaks, a nonprofit media organization that prides itself on divulging imperative information to the public, leaked...
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Applying to Law School: This is How You Do It
Akil Alleyne | December 6, 2013Remember the advice I always give younger friends and acquaintances of mine about whether they should go to law...
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Sorry, Not Sorry
Alexandra Saville | December 6, 2013It’s that time of year again. Everyone agonizes over resolutions, mistakes, new beginnings. For the next few weeks, we...
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Can We Rebuild Detroit? Affirmative Thoughts
Valeriya Metla | December 6, 2013Detroit filed for bankruptcy last July with over $18 billion in debt, the biggest municipal collapse in the history...
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Profiling
Dominic Jones | December 5, 2013I want to begin by saying that the law is not perfect. It can’t be. It is created by...
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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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Trade Dress Naughtiness: Why Some of Santa’s Elves May Not Make ‘The List’
Gena Thomas | December 5, 2013Let’s talk toys. In the trade dress community, there appears to be some naughtiness afoot. Here’s the nitty-gritty on trade...
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You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Alexandra Saville | December 4, 2013Yesterday I wrote about the worst coworkers you encounter in the workplace. Today, let’s take a look at a...
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Let’s Get Some Beer & Cultural Heritage
Anneliese Mahoney | December 4, 2013The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, compiles a list of intangible cultural heritages. These can...
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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 Definitive Ranking of the Worst Coworkers and How to Deal
Alexandra Saville | December 3, 2013They’re your worst enemy by day, your favorite topic at happy hour by night. They’re bad coworkers. And they come...
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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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Law School Classes and Their Discontents
Akil Alleyne | November 28, 2013Leave it to an actual lawyer to give decent advice to young people thinking of applying to law school....
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7 Things to Place In Your Back Pocket
Gena Thomas | November 28, 2013Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone takes at least three trips to the dinner table, two naps in your bed,...
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WordPress Takes Action Against Censorship
Gena Thomas | November 27, 2013Happy Holidays Law Street readers!!! Have you missed me? It’s only been two weeks, but it feels like a...
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Crime in America 2013
Chelsey D. Goff | November 25, 2013In the United States, more than 80 percent of our citizens reside in cities and suburbs, and the safety...
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Crime in America: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000
Kevin Rizzo | November 25, 2013Although most crime in the United States occurs in densely populated areas, there are several large cities that somehow manage...
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What the FBI Says About Its Uniform Crime Reports
Chelsey D. Goff | November 25, 2013Following is the full text of the FBI’s disclaimer about the use of its Uniform Crime Reports. The disclaimer...
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Defining Rape: The FBI Takes Action
Anneliese Mahoney | November 25, 2013In 2011, a debate over the FBI’s definition of rape emerged. Each year, the FBI creates Uniform Crime Reports,...
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Why We Rank: The Public’s Right to Know
John A. Jenkins | November 25, 2013America is a nation of lists. We rate and rank colleges and universities, hospitals, school systems, governmental entities, college...
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Crime Ranking Methodology
Kevin Rizzo | November 25, 2013Law Street’s Crime Team used the FBI’s four major violent crime categories – murders, aggravated assaults, robberies, and forcible...
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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...