Blogs
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Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Curl up by the fire with these legal tweets!
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With U.S. Abstention, UN Passes Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlements
Despite Trump's push for a veto.
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Rockettes No Longer “Obligated” to Perform at Trump’s Inauguration
Producers clarify in email to dancers in light of online outrage.
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What Can Legally Be Called Milk? Congress Gets Involved in the Fight
What about coconut, almond, and soy milks?
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“GamerGate” Target Brianna Wu is Running for Congress
Wu was a major target of harassment when GamerGate was at its peak.
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U.S. Returns 10,000 Acres of Land to Okinawa
The largest land transfer since 1972.
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Nepali Workers Abroad are Dying at an Alarming Rate
And no one really knows why.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 23, 2016
Happy holidays, happy ranting.
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Study: Medical Marijuana Laws Linked to Drops in Traffic Fatalities
Younger drivers experienced the biggest decline.
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Obama Moves to Prevent Trump from Enacting Muslim Registry
He dismantled a visitor registry that hasn't been used in over five years.
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Trump Taps Vocal China Critic Peter Navarro to Head Trade Council
Peter Navarro, 67, is also an economics professor at UC-Irvine.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 22, 2016
Happy Holidays, RC readers!
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Texas is Ending Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
The ruling is set to go into effect in January.
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A Real Urban Legend? Plastic Rice Seized in Nigeria
So...this is weird.
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Lynching Victims Memorial Planned in Montgomery, Alabama
The project is being spearheaded by the equal justice institute.
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Lena Dunham Apologizes for “I Wish I Had an Abortion” Comment
She made the controversial statement on her podcast.
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YouTuber Says He Was Thrown Off a Delta Plane For Speaking Arabic
The video has since gone viral.
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Obama Protects Millions of Acres from Future Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Trump will have a hard time rolling back Obama's actions.
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As Drug Violence Rises, Copenhagen Pushes Legal Cannabis Proposal
Some lawmakers hope legalizing the drug will help stem the violence.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 21, 2016
Happy winter solstice?
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Radio Stations vs. Songwriters: Will Your Favorite Music Be Affected?
A legal battle could spell trouble for the struggling radio industry.
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Canadian Judge Rules That Dogs Aren’t Children
Ruh-Roh.
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Obama Grants Clemency to 231 Prisoners; Most Ever in a Single Day
78 of the convicts were pardoned, 153 had their sentences commuted.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 20, 2016
We've gathered today's top law and policy stories, just for you!
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How Does Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Affect Children?
But THC's effects on children have not been widely studied.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 19, 2016
Happy Monday, RantCrush readers!
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Auctioning the Love Locks: The Challenges of Charity
Will this idea actually be helpful?
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New Illinois Law Will Help Salon Workers Recognize Domestic Violence
It's an innovative new approach to a common problem.
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SNL Still Isn’t Pulling Any Punches When it Comes to Donald Trump
Despite Donald Trump's comments about Saturday Night Live, its writers are still going after the President-elect...hard.
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Is it Just Us, or Were There a Lot of Celebrity Deaths in 2016?
It's been a rough year.
