Blogs
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Comedy Gets Political at This Year’s Golden Globes
Alexis Evans | January 12, 2015Last night’s 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards shocked us by getting pretty political.
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2015 Is Off To A Fast Start for the Legal Side of Publishing
Joseph Perry | January 12, 2015Publishing law is off to a fast start in 2015. Check out updates on three of the biggest cases.
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J.K. Rowling Has Perfect Response to Anti-Muslim Tweets
Morgan McMurray | January 12, 2015J.K. Rowling brilliantly shut down Rupert Murdoch's anti-Muslim hatred on Twitter following the Charlie Hebdo attack.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | January 11, 2015Check out the top five weird arrests of the week.
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Dragon Tails: Bearded Dragon Slapping Leads to Legal Woes
Ashley Shaw | January 9, 2015When you slap employees with a bearded dragon, you end up getting charged with battery and animal cruelty.
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Dumb Laws Fashion Edition: Hide Your Hoodies
Katherine Fabian | January 9, 2015In a questionable public safety development, Oklahoma passed a new law banning hoodies.
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Son of Drug Kingpin Busted for Smuggling Weapons, Drugs at Border
Allison Dawson | January 8, 2015Son of infamous cartel leader arrested at border smuggling weapons and drugs into Mexico.
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Young Florida Sisters Held in Fatal Shooting of Older Brother
Allison Dawson | January 8, 2015Sisters are held in the fatal shooting of brother. Prosecutors weigh trying the pair as adults.
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Sarah Palin vs. PETA: Welcome to the Overreaction Olympics
Anneliese Mahoney | January 6, 2015PETE and Sarah Palin at going at it.
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Underground Cities, Brought to You by New York’s Lowline
Franklin R. Halprin | January 6, 2015New York is building the Lowline, an innovativeunderground community green space.
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: Colorado and Arizona
Marisa Mostek | January 5, 2015Check out the dumbest laws in the United States, Colorado and Arizona edition.
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Former Rep. John Dingell is Still the King of Twitter
Chelsey D. Goff | January 4, 2015John Dingell may have left Congress, but he certainly hasn't left the Twitterverse -- we win!
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Well, That Didn’t Work Out How Fox News Planned #OverIt2014
Chelsey D. Goff | January 3, 2015Fox and Friends tried to start a movement with the Twitter hashtag #OverIt2014, but it didn't turn out quite...
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | January 3, 2015Check out the best legal tweets of the week from Law Street.
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New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Get Arrested
Ashley Shaw | January 1, 2015My New Year's Resolution is to not get arrested like the people in this post.
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New Year’s Resolutions Celebs & Politicians Should Make for 2015
Chelsey D. Goff | January 1, 2015Check out the New Year's resolutions we wish politicians and celebrities would make in 2015.
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5 Resolutions For a More Feminist New Year
Hannah R. Winsten | December 31, 2014Five resolutions for a more feminist New Year in 2015.
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Californians Fighting Against Plastic Bag Ban
Allison Dawson | December 30, 2014California Governor Jerry Brown signed a plastic bag ban into law, effective summer 2015, but some Californians are fighting...
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Is the New York Fracking Moratorium a Good Thing?
Franklin R. Halprin | December 30, 2014Recently, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially announced that New York State will ban fracking. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a...
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: Utah and Nevada
Marisa Mostek | December 29, 2014Nevada is home to legal prostitution and sin city. Yet, it is surprisingly not home to many stupid laws....
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | December 28, 2014Happy Holidays, everyone! Unfortunately, an abundance of holiday spirit didn't keep everyone off of the naughty list this year....
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Fantasy Sports: Good Fun or Illegal Gambling?
Andrew Blancato | December 25, 2014So with millions of dollars being legally exchanged this week for fantasy winnings, it’s time to re-visit the age...
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Annoying Drunks: Stay Far Away From Indiana
Ashley Shaw | December 25, 2014Don't go to Indiana if you plan on drinking and being annoying. Because that’s illegal.
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Prince William Speaks Out Against Animal Poaching
Franklin R. Halprin | December 23, 2014People are taking notice about animal poaching, including Prince William.
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Five Parodies to Get You Through Serial Withdrawal
Lexine DeLuca | December 23, 2014Serial's over; here are five parodies to help fill that void.
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Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Legalization
Anneliese Mahoney | December 22, 2014Two states are suing Colorado because of the impact of legal marijuana.
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2014: The Year of Feminism
Morgan McMurray | December 22, 2014Check out the year in feminism, 2014.
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The Year in Review: The Legal Side of Book Publishing
Joseph Perry | December 22, 2014Check out the year in publishing, 2014.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | December 20, 2014Check out these top 5 weird arrests of the week from Law Street.
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Serial’s Ending Was Perfect: Here’s Why
Anneliese Mahoney | December 19, 2014Major spoiler alert: this post is all about the Serial podcast finale.