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Uber’s New Hiring Initiative: Trying to Win Back the Women
Alexis Evans | March 10, 2015Uber is trying to shed its misogynistic image. Will it succeed?
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Clinton Email Controversy: Here Comes the Partisan Bickering
Anneliese Mahoney | March 10, 2015Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of personal email for official business has sparked an exhausting debate.
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Proposed Puerto Rico Law Aims to Punish Parents of Obese Children
Alexis Evans | March 10, 2015A Puerto Rico lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine parents of obese children.
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University of Oklahoma Fraternity Shut Down After Racist Chant
Alexis Evans | March 9, 2015U of Oklahoma's chapter of SAE kicked off campus after racist video surfaces.
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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 9, 2015ICYMI, check out the top three articles of the week from Law Street.
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American Values Index Highlights Increasing Multi-Religious Culture
Anneliese Mahoney | March 8, 2015The American Values Index shows an increasingly multi-religious culture in the United States.
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Understanding ISIS’ Radical Apocalyptic Vision
Kevin Rizzo | March 8, 2015Here is what you need to know about the apocalyptic end-of-days vision of ISIS.
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Former Alabama Chief Justice Speaks Out Against Judicial Elections
Anneliese Mahoney | March 7, 2015A former state supreme court judge has come out against the American system of judicial elections.
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Military Court Rules Army Can’t Misgender Chelsea Manning Anymore
Anneliese Mahoney | March 6, 2015Monumental ruling for Chelsea Manning made this week.
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Is ISIS Actually Islamic?
Kevin Rizzo | March 6, 2015The Islamic State has garnered endless media attention for its reign of terror, but is ISIS actually Islamic?
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D.C. Cop Accused of Stealing Nude Photos After Woman Pulled Over
Anneliese Mahoney | March 6, 2015DC police face a lawsuit over one of its officers stealing nude photos off a driver's phone.
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Curt Schilling Seeking Legal Action Against Daughter’s Cyberbullies
Alexis Evans | March 4, 2015Trolls went after Schilling's daughter on Twitter--now he's going after them.
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DOJ Finds Racial Bias in the Ferguson Police Department
Alexis Evans | March 4, 2015A DOJ report on Ferguson's police force raises concerns about racial profiling and discrimination.
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King v. Burwell: Win or Lose, the Newest ObamaCare Case is a Mess
Anneliese Mahoney | March 4, 2015SCOTUS heard oppening arguments today in King v. Burwell and only one thing is for sure: the latest Obamacare...
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Special Conservators of the Peace: Private Police Forces of One
Alexis Evans | March 4, 2015The rise of "SCOPs" are becoming a worry for some Americans.
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Netanyahu’s Speech Shows Israel Isn’t Always a Bipartisan Issue
Anneliese Mahoney | March 3, 2015Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke to Congress today but many Democratic reps sat it out, proving that Israel isn't always...
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Task Force Calls for Police Shootings to be Reported to Federal Government
Anneliese Mahoney | March 3, 2015A federal task force is calling for all police shootings to be reported to a federal database.
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Simon & Schuster, Hilfiger, and Fendi Hit With Unpaid Intern Lawsuits
Joseph Perry | March 2, 2015More companies are getting hit with lawsuits over the use of unpaid interns. Who's on deck this week?
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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 2, 2015ICYMI, here are the top three stories from Law Street.
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Russians March in Mourning of Opposition Leader’s Death
Chelsey D. Goff | March 1, 2015Thousands marched in Moscow in mourning over opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's shooting death near the Kremlin.
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Department of Education Dumping Misleading Debt Collectors
Anneliese Mahoney | March 1, 2015The Department of Education will no longer work with misleading debt collectors.
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Lupita Nyong’o’s Stolen Oscar Dress Returned to Hotel Room
Anneliese Mahoney | March 1, 2015Lupita Nyong'o's pearl-encrusted Oscar dress that was stolen from the actress' hotel room was mysteriously returned this week.
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Twitter Sets New Goals to Combat Trolls
Anneliese Mahoney | March 1, 2015Twitter announced new goals this week in the fight to combat abusive internet trolls.
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Net Neutrality Wins: What’s Next?
Anneliese Mahoney | February 28, 2015The FCC ruled upheld net neutrality this week, sending the ISPs into a tailspin. What's next?
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Is Purina Poisoning Pups?
Alexis Evans | February 26, 2015A new class-action lawsuit alleges Purina's popular dog food, Beneful, is not beneficial to pups, but rather poisons.
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Prisons Using Secretive Tests to Determine Release Eligibility
Anneliese Mahoney | February 26, 2015Some prisons are now determining if inmates should be released based on results of secret testing.
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Reddit Finally Prohibits Revenge Porn
Alexis Evans | February 25, 2015Reddit is taking steps to prevent nude photos from being posted without subjects' consent.
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Chicago “Black Site” Allegations Yet Another Example of Police Brutality
Anneliese Mahoney | February 25, 2015The discovery of Chicago police black site used to secretly detain and abuse Americans is sparking outrage.
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Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton Sued For Racial Discrimination
Alexis Evans | February 25, 2015With a discrimination lawsuit and possible show cancellation, it's a rough week for Al Sharpton.
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Mass Molly Overdose Hospitalized 11 Wesleyan Students
Alexis Evans | February 24, 2015A reported 11 students at Wesleyan University were hospitalized Sunday for potential overdoses from the drug commonly known as...