Blogs
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NJ Student Assault on Teacher Caught on Tape
Allison Dawson | January 28, 2015A New Jersey high school student has been charged with assault after he was videotaped assaulting a teacher who...
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No More Cadbury Chocolate For You
Anneliese Mahoney | January 27, 2015After a lawsuit from Hershey's, Cadbury Chocolate will disappear from U.S. shelves.
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Dumbest Laws in the United States: Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Marisa Mostek | January 27, 2015Check out this week's installments of the dumbest laws in the U.S., courtesy of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
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Near Space is Choked With Debris That We Put There
Franklin R. Halprin | January 27, 2015What can be done about the vast amounts of space debris that fill near space and threaten to crash...
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Legal Marijuana: The Fastest Growing Industry in America
Alexis Evans | January 26, 2015As more states legalize marijuana, the industry has been growing like crazy.
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Nearly All Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Report Drops in Violent Crime
Kevin Rizzo | January 26, 2015Nearly all of the Most Dangerous Cities over 200,000 on Law Street’s Crime in America rankings followed the national...
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Paterson, NJ and Richmond, CA Report Major Drops in Violent Crime
Chelsey D. Goff | January 26, 2015Violent crime among the nation’s mid-sized cities is on a steady decline, according to the most recent data released...
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Not All of America’s Safest Cities Followed Trend of Declining Crime
Anneliese Mahoney | January 26, 2015In the latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, the FBI reported a nationwide violent crime decrease of 4.6 percent...
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HeForShe: Emma Watson Does It Again
Morgan McMurray | January 26, 2015Emma Watson, representing UN Women and the HeForShe campaign, spoke for gender equality in Davos on Thursday, January 23.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | January 25, 2015Check out the top 5 weird arrests of the week.
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‘Invisible Boyfriend’ May Be the Saddest Thing Ever
Alexis Evans | January 23, 2015Invisible Boyfriend app creates fake boyfriends to get parents of the backs of singles.
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Misogynists Are At it Again, Now With T-Shirts!
Hannah R. Winsten | January 22, 2015The Meninists are here. And they're NEVER GETTING LAID.
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Doctor Who? Teen Tricks Hospital For an Entire Month
Ashley Shaw | January 22, 2015A teenager impersonated a doctor for a month before the hospital caught him. What took them so long?
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Deflategate: Patriots Caught Deflating AFC Championship Game Footballs
Alexis Evans | January 21, 2015Looks like Patriots' coach Bill Belichick has found himself at the center of yet another cheating scandal.
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Florida Teen Who Pretended to Be a Doctor Won’t Face Charges
Allison Dawson | January 21, 2015A 17-year-old Florida boy posed as a doctor for over a month but won't face charges.
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New Political Parties: Huckabee vs. Everyone Who Likes Beyoncé
Anneliese Mahoney | January 20, 2015Mike Huckabee takes on anyone who enjoys Beyoncé.
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Wave Goodbye to Your Takeout Containers: NYC Bans Styrofoam
Franklin R. Halprin | January 20, 2015NYC is banning most styrofoam , which is great news for our environment.
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: America’s Heartland
Marisa Mostek | January 20, 2015Check out some of the dumbest laws in the United States, courtesy of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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Cardinal Blames Feminization for Homosexuality and Pedophilia
Morgan McMurray | January 19, 2015Cardinal Burke blames the "feminization" of the Catholic church for homosexuality and pedophilia.
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Recent Defamation Decisions Show Freedom of Speech is Alive and Well
Joseph Perry | January 19, 2015Read these recent defamation suits for affirmation that freedom of speech is still being upheld across the globe.
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | January 17, 2015Check out the best legal tweets of the week.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | January 17, 2015Check out this week's installment of weird arrests from Law Street.
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Saks Defends Discrimination Against Transgender Employee
Katherine Fabian | January 16, 2015Department store Saks Fifth Avenue has been hit with a discrimination suit following its firing of a transgender employee...
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NYPD Slowdown Ignites Debate Over Broken Windows Policing
Kevin Rizzo | January 16, 2015The NYPD's recent slowdown in enforcement of petty crimes and citations has ignited debate over the usefulness of Broken...
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2 Chainz vs. Nancy Grace: Rapper Wins Debate Over Legalizing Pot
Alexis Evans | January 15, 2015HLN viewers were gifted TV comedic gold the other night.
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What Happens in Yellowstone Does Not Stay in Yellowstone
Ashley Shaw | January 15, 2015When a woman got a fine from Yellowstone National Park, she did not expect what would happen next.
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No Surprise: Fox News Just Makes Up Facts Now
Anneliese Mahoney | January 13, 2015Fox News guest Steven Emerson made up inflammatory pseudo-facts about Muslims and issued a sub-par apology.
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South Texas College of Law School Opening Oil and Gas Law Institute
Allison Dawson | January 13, 2015South Texas College of Law is opening the region's first institute dedicated to training lawyers for the oil and...
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: Texas and New Mexico
Marisa Mostek | January 13, 2015Check out some of the dumbest laws in the United States, Texas and New Mexico edition.
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Fracking is Shortsighted in Light of Temporary U.S. Oil Boom
Franklin R. Halprin | January 13, 2015The proliferation of fracking and oil pipelines is a dangerous mistake; U.S. oil boom will be over within several...