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The Senate Torture Report: Government Infighting Over Release
Eric Essagof | August 6, 2014The nation has been waiting for the Senate’s 6,000 page report on the use of torture during the War...
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Hachette v. Amazon: The Feud That’s Going Nowhere
Alexandra Stembaugh | August 5, 2014For a few months now, retail giant Amazon.com, and book publisher Hachette have been feuding. The most recent development...
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Politically Genius: Boehner’s Suit Against Obama
Matt DeWilde | August 1, 2014John Boehner says the House of Representatives is suing President Obama for not faithfully executing the laws he has...
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Iowa Law Legal Battle Sheds Light on Academic Diversity
Erika Bethmann | July 31, 2014After nearly six years of legal battles, Teresa Wagner was just granted a new trial against the University of...
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Memes and Selfies: Internet Trends Bring New Copyright Issues
Brittany Alzfan | July 30, 2014Memes are fun--they're customizable, shareable, and all over the internet. But they do bring up some important questions about...
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The Blue Angels: Harassment Investigation Sparks Changes
Natasha Paulmeno | July 29, 2014The Blue Angels are regarded as some of the most highly talented and well-respected pilots in the Navy and...
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D.C. Gun Laws Ruled Unconstitutional, Again
Eric Essagof | July 29, 2014Just weeks after Congress tried to overturn a few of D.C.’s laws, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled...
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How to Fix the House of Representatives
Matt DeWilde | July 28, 2014Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) published an op-ed in the New York Times last week that points out a major...
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Interior Checkpoints in Arizona Draw Complaints
Matt DeWilde | July 24, 2014In Arizona, if you are within 75 miles of the Mexican border, you might just come across a “temporary”...
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Conflicting Courts: Affordable Care Act Up in the Air Again
Jake Ephros | July 22, 2014The Affordable Care Act (ACA) never has a boring day in court, and today is no exception. Rulings were...
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Good Call, SCOTUS: Conversion Therapy Banned in California
Erika Bethmann | July 22, 2014Despite the uproar about some of the Supreme Court's latest decisions, there was also a recent progressive SCOTUS victory...
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Cruel and Unusual: California Death Penalty Delays
Eric Essagof | July 21, 2014A federal judge ruled last week that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth Amendment...
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Hires Yale Law Professor as Attorney
Brittany Alzfan | July 21, 2014Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl just hired Yale Law School professor Eugene R. Fidell as his attorney. Bergdahl, who was recently...
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Moderates Rebel Against Tea Party in Kansas
Matt DeWilde | July 17, 2014“We aren’t in Kansas anymore.” That must be what Kansas Governor Brownback is thinking right now, after over 100...
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The FEC is Failing the American People
Anneliese Mahoney | July 17, 2014The Federal Election Commission (FEC) isn't living up to its responsibilities to the American people. According to an op-ed...
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Is There Any Mortar in These BRICS?
Natasha Paulmeno | July 15, 2014Brazil is hosting a major international party today and the United States is not invited. While Brazil, Russia, India,...
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Stuck in McAllen: Jose Vargas and the Texas Immigration Crisis
Matt DeWilde | July 15, 2014“Don’t call me illegal, because I am not, illegal are your laws, and that’s why I’m not leaving.” A...
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The National Gay Blood Drive: A Call for Change
Brittany Alzfan | July 14, 2014On Friday, gay and bisexual men participated in the second annual National Gay Blood Drive. The drive's goal was...
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LGBT Rights Groups Pulling Support for ENDA in Light of Hobby Lobby Ruling
Matt DeWilde | July 14, 2014Several LGBT rights groups have withdrawn their support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would ban...
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How to Sue Your President, Obama Edition
Marisa Mostek | July 11, 2014If you, like Speaker of the House John Boehner, are interested in suing the President of the United States,...
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Georgia’s State Prisons: Breeding Grounds for Violence
Natasha Paulmeno | July 9, 2014Prison officials are struggling to stop the violence that plagues Georgia's state prisons, and the deplorable conditions that Georgian...
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Guns Everywhere: New Law Takes Effect in Georgia
Matt DeWilde | July 3, 2014On Tuesday, a new Georgia gun law went into effect, despite 70 percent of Georgians being against the law....
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Suicide Prevention: New Policies Hope to Slow Trends
Madeleine Stern | July 2, 2014Suicide is one of the ten most common causes of death in the United States. Every step that we...
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Operation Cross Country: A New Way to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
Natasha Paulmeno | July 1, 2014The FBI completed Operation Cross Country VIII last week, and it was definitely a success. Agents and officers rescued...
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Meriam Ibrahim: Free at Last?
Trevor Smith | July 1, 2014Meriam Ibrahim, the 27-year-old Christian woman who was jailed for apostasy in Sudan and sentenced to death by hanging...
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Hobby Lobby Wins Big, but Obamacare Doesn’t Really Lose
Matt DeWilde | June 30, 2014Earlier today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act,...
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SCOTUS Rules Warrantless Cellphone Searches Unconstitutional
Brittany Alzfan | June 30, 2014In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday that law enforcement officials must obtain warrants to search...
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A Good but Stinky Step for Parenting Equality
Natasha Paulmeno | June 26, 2014When nature calls, mothers and fathers alike run to restrooms to change dirty diapers, soothing both their babies and...
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Scott Walker on a Legal Tightrope
Matt DeWilde | June 26, 2014In 2012, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the first American governor to survive a recall election. But it was...
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Too Much, Too Late: Northwestern Law Expels LLM Student for Former Crimes
Brittany Alzfan | June 26, 2014Just a few months before graduation, Northwestern Law School discovered that one of its students, Mauricio Celis, was a...