Blogs
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Holiday Gift Guide: How to Authenticate a Designer Handbag
Katherine Fabian | December 19, 2014Hoping for a a new Louis Vuitton purse this holiday season? Now you can spot a knock off.
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Is Your Attorney Ethical?
Melissa Klafter | December 18, 2014Learn some basic ethics rules that your attorney must abide by.
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Off-Duty Cop Arrests Man for Taking Parking Spot
Ashley Shaw | December 18, 2014An off-duty cop arrested a driver for taking the parking spot he wanted at a store.
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Texas Considering Open Carry of Handguns
Allison Dawson | December 17, 2014Texas is considering open carry of handguns, which would remove it from the list of six remaining states where...
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Australians School the World on How To Not Be Racist
Hannah R. Winsten | December 16, 2014In the aftermath of the Lindt Cafe hostage situation in Sydney, Australians set the bar for the rest of...
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Despite Some Benefits, Dams are an Obsolete Energy Source
Franklin R. Halprin | December 16, 2014Man-made dams are an energy source whose time and efficiency has passed. Why are we still using this obsolete...
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How to Handle Sexism at Work
Morgan McMurray | December 15, 2014Experiencing sexism at work? Here are some tips to handle it.
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Modernizing American Crime Stats: A Look Inside the FBI’s Data Division
Kevin Rizzo | December 14, 2014Go inside the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, WV to see the challenges and solutions to...
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DOJ Stats Show College Sexual Assault Remains Too Prevalent
Anneliese Mahoney | December 14, 2014A new Department of Justice Report confirms that college sexual assault remains an all-too-common experience for American women.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | December 13, 2014Think you had a rough week? Check out these weird arrests of the week and you just might be...
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming
Marisa Mostek | December 13, 2014Traveling to Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho this year and wondering what you're in for? Check out this edition of...
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | December 13, 2014Check out the best legal tweets of the week, early Christmas edition.
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The New Urban America: Cities of Visitors and the Absentee Rentier Class
Ryan Purcell | December 13, 2014American cities are becoming cities of visitors.
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FitBit Monitor Data to Be Introduced as Evidence in Personal Injury Cases
Melissa Klafter | December 12, 2014Fitbit Data could set a precedent for evidence of wearable devices being used in Personal Injury cases.
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NYPD Busts $22 Million Counterfeit Goods Operation
Katherine Fabian | December 12, 2014Why can't the NYPD stop the clearly fake designer purses being sold on sidewalks?
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BS in Dancing: When Strippers Work Admissions, It Might be a Scam
Ashley Shaw | December 11, 2014Students at now-defunct FastTrain College may not need to repay student loans.
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How Victim Blaming Nurtures an Unjust System
Kesav Wable | December 10, 2014Victim blaming is common in American culture and it's on full display after recent police killings.
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YouTube Simplifies Copyright With New Feature
| December 10, 2014YouTube's latest feature streamlines the often-confusing copyright process for its users. Other social media platforms should take note.
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Victoria’s Secret Angels Model Lingerie and Feminism
Morgan McMurray | December 9, 2014Victoria's Secret fashion show is the one event that unifies second-wave feminists and extreme conservatives.
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Columbia Law Students Can Postpone Exams in Light of Grand Jury Decisions
Allison Dawson | December 9, 2014Columbia Law students who experience trauma as a result of recent grand jury decision may postpone final exams.
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Leave the Leaves: Why Leaf Blowers are a Harmful and Pointless Practice
Franklin R. Halprin | December 9, 2014Did you know that a leaf blower in use for an hour produces the same amount of pollution as...
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Rolling Stone, Bad Journalism, and the Future of Rape Victims
Allison Dawson | December 8, 2014Rape survivors: don't let Rolling Stone take away your power.
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Second Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Google Books Case
Joseph Perry | December 8, 2014The court recently heard oral arguments in the Authors Guild's case against Google over Google Books. Is the free...
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | December 6, 2014Check out the best legal tweets of the week.
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The Dumbest Laws in the United States: Pacific Northwest Edition
Marisa Mostek | December 6, 2014Check out the dumbest laws in Washington and Oregon. Hope you don't like lollipops, Washington residents.
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Rolling Stone Just Set Back Rape Victims’ Progress in America
Anneliese Mahoney | December 5, 2014Rolling Stone is fueling rape culture in the U.S.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | December 5, 2014Curious about the great male escort brawl of 2014?
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Sturm College of Law Changes With Times, Offers Marijuana Class
Allison Dawson | December 5, 2014University of Denver's Sturm College of Law will offer a class on representing the marijuana client.
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Racism: It’s on All of Us
Morgan McMurray | December 5, 2014Racism isn't just for white people, but the media would have you believe that it is.
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How Not to Get Away With Murder: Say It’s Your Murder Novel Script
Ashley Shaw | December 4, 2014After being charged with hiring someone to kill her former boyfriend, a woman comes up with a unique murder...