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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 30, 2015ICYMI, check out the best of the week from Law Street.
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Gone Girl: Police Say California Woman’s Kidnapping Wasn’t Real
Alexis Evans | March 28, 2015Did a California woman fake her own kidnapping?
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Amanda Knox’s Legal Limbo Almost Over
Alexis Evans | March 27, 2015What will the latest verdict be in the Amanda Knox case?
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Uber Adds More Safety Features, But Will They Be Enough?
Anneliese Mahoney | March 27, 2015The saga of Uber safety continues, this time with more rape allegations and more safety feature rollouts.
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UMD Students’ Press Uncuffed Project Aims to Free Imprisoned Journalists
Anneliese Mahoney | March 26, 2015The Press Uncuffed movement aims to free 221 imprisoned journalists worldwide.
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ISIS Uses Twitter to Publish Hit List of U.S. Military Personnel
Jasmine Shelton | March 26, 2015ISIS continues its use of social media platforms to wage a global war.
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Gaming Convention Gen Con May Relocate if Indiana Signs Anti-Gay Bill
Alexis Evans | March 25, 2015USA's largest gaming expo Gen Con threatens to leave Indiana if Governor signs anti-gay bill.
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Police Find No Evidence to Support UVA Gang Rape Story
Alexis Evans | March 25, 2015Rolling Stone's expose on UVA continues to fall apart.
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FEMA to States: Recognize Climate Change or Lose Funding
Anneliese Mahoney | March 25, 2015Climate change-denying governors have a tough decision to make based on FEMA's latest compliance requirements.
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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 23, 2015ICYMI, check out Law Street's top three articles of the week.
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Craigslist Post Ends in Grisly Attack on Pregnant Colorado Woman
Chelsey D. Goff | March 20, 2015A Colorado woman cut out a pregnant woman's baby after meeting on Craigslist to sell baby clothes.
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Lawsuit Claims That Your Favorite Wine Contains Arsenic
Anneliese Mahoney | March 20, 2015Popular wine brands are facing a class-action suit over how much arsenic they contain.
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Hurricane Sandy Recovery Drags on For Devastated Communities
Corinne Fitamant | March 20, 2015Communities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy continue to wait for relief funds nearly three years after the storm.
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UVA Community Gathers in Support of Martese Johnson
Anneliese Mahoney | March 19, 2015The UVA community gathered in support of student Martese Johnson who was brutally arrested Tuesday night.
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Oregon Becomes First State to Automatically Register Voters
Kevin Rizzo | March 19, 2015Oregon passed a law this week making it the first state to automatically register voters.
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DOJ Study: Death Penalty Not a Guaranteed Death Sentence
Alexis Evans | March 18, 2015A new study has found that many death row prisoners are never executed.
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First Gay Group Marches in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Alexis Evans | March 17, 2015NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade welcomed its first gay organization, but did it do enough?
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Is Sex Offender Registration a Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Alexis Evans | March 17, 2015An Ohio case may change how and when we require sex offender registration.
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Do You Want Pain With Your Fries? OSHA Investigating McDonald’s
Anneliese Mahoney | March 17, 2015Workers at McDonald's locations across the country allege wide-scale disregard by management for on-the-job injuries.
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Texas Bill Could Make Photographing Police a Crime
Alexis Evans | March 16, 2015Why does Texas want to ban citizens from photographing cops at a close proximity?
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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 16, 2015ICYMI: check out the top three stories from Law Street.
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Families of Sandy Hook Victims File Lawsuit Against Nancy Lanza’s Estate
Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2015Families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting have filed lawsuits against Nancy Lanza's estate.
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NYPD Caught Editing Negative Wikipedia Entries
Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2015Edits to Wikipedia pages noting police brutality have been traced back to the NYPD.
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Expelled Fraternity May Sue University of Oklahoma
Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2015A fraternity disbanded for its bigotry and racism at the University of Oklahoma is weighing its legal options.
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Federal Government OKs Powdered Alcohol
Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2015Powdered alcohols is coming to liquor store near you!
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Police Officers Shot in Ferguson Show Tensions Haven’t Abated
Anneliese Mahoney | March 13, 2015The situation in Ferguson, Missouri turned violent again when two police officers were shot Wednesday night.
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As More Questionable Reports Emerge, Bill O’Reilly’s Ratings Increase
Aysha Khan | March 12, 2015Brian Williams and Bill O'Reilly both misreported their histories during war, so why were they treated so differently?
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Driverless Cars on the Horizon, But Who Actually Wants to Ride in Them?
Morgan Eichensehr | March 12, 2015Driverless cars are the hot new tech toy, but is there actually a wide enough audience to purchase them?
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The Talking Barbie: Will it Threaten Kids’ Privacy?
Alexis Evans | March 12, 2015The new interactive Barbie would record your child's voice in the Cloud.
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SCOTUS Revives Notre Dame’s Contraception Mandate Objections
Alexis Evans | March 11, 2015The Supreme Court asked a lower court to reevaluate Notre Dame's Obamacare contraception case.