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Elections
Four Ways Jeb Bush Is Setting Himself Apart From the Republican Competition
Symon Rowlands | June 17, 2015In a crowded field, can Jeb Bush stand out?
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News
Correcting Past Prejudices: Honoring Our Veterans
Jennie Burger | June 17, 2015Two World War I heroes were awarded the medal of honor after being denied for their race and religion.
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News
United Nations Peacekeepers Aiding Sex Traffickers?
Hyunjae Ham | June 17, 2015A new report found that UN peacekeepers engaged in transactional sex with hundreds of poor local women.
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Law
How Can Restorative Justice Change the Criminal System?
Jennifer Polish | June 17, 2015Restorative justice is changing youth incarceration across the country.
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Cannabis in America
Can You Be Fired for Legal Marijuana Use?
Toni Keddell | June 16, 2015The Colorado Supreme Court says yes.
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Law
The Role of Prosecutors as Social Justice Advocates
Jennifer Polish | June 16, 2015How can prosecutors affect social justice change in the justice system?
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Society and Culture
Lesbians! Lesbians Everywhere!
Jennifer Polish | June 16, 2015This week in the world of lesbians...must be Pride Month!
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Law
Capital Punishment: Is American Opinion Changing?
Mike Stankiewicz | June 16, 2015A look at some of the arguments surrounding the death penalty.
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Law
Thanks SCOTUS: A Victory for Reproductive Rights
Emily Dalgo | June 15, 2015SCOTUS justices are looking out for the ladies, even if they don't realize it.
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News
Former Ole Miss Student to Pay the Price for Hate Crime
Taelor Bentley | June 15, 2015Graeme Phillip Harris has announced he will plead guilty to an intimidation charge.
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News
The Matthew Durham Trial: American Volunteerism at its Worst
Angel Idowu | June 15, 2015Matthew Durham has been accused of molesting children in a Kenyan orphanage.
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News
ICYMI: Best of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | June 15, 2015Check out the top three articles of the week from Law Street.
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Law
The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | June 14, 2015Check out this week's best tweets from lawyers and law students.
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Cannabis in America
First Church of Cannabis to Open Thanks to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law
Maurin Mwombela | June 12, 2015Indiana's controversial religious freedom law has a new supporter: the First Church of Cannabis
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Humor
The Most Ridiculous LSAT Stories of the Year
Hyunjae Ham | June 12, 2015While you're waiting for your results, check out these anecdotes from June LSAT test takers.
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Society and Culture
Rachel Dolezal is Transracial and it Doesn’t Negate Her Justice Work
Angel Idowu | June 12, 2015So what if the NAACP leader isn't Black? It doesn't erase the work she's done for civil rights.
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Cannabis in America
Weed Trend Grows: Canada Legalizes Medical Edibles
Angel Idowu | June 12, 2015Legal weed grows across North America as Canada OKs edibles
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World
FIFA Scandal is No Surprise if You’ve Been Paying Attention
Michael Sliwinski | June 12, 2015Are you a fan of the world's most popular sport? Then the FIFA scandal doesn't surprise you.
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Law
Born in Israel? Not on Your American Passport
Symon Rowlands | June 12, 2015A win for the executive branch over congress in this battle over sovereignty.
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News
Introducing Flakka: The New Cocaine
Toni Keddell | June 12, 2015Missing the Bath Salts craze of 2014? Don't worry, the latest bizarre drug has arrived.
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News
Community Reels After Local NAACP President’s Parents Reveal She Isn’t Black
Taelor Bentley | June 12, 2015Read reactions to news that a local NAACP president who claims to be black is actually white.
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News
How Will Same-Sex Couples Be Affected by North Carolina’s Newest Law?
Maurin Mwombela | June 12, 2015North Carolina officiants can now refuse to marry same-sex couples.
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Schools
Arizona State’s Sandra Day O’Connor Law School Finds New Home in Phoenix
Symon Rowlands | June 12, 2015Supporters celebrated the foundation of the $129 million building set to open in 2016.
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Sports
Capitalism and College Sports: Time to Pay Student Athletes
Hyunjae Ham | June 12, 2015If the NCAA is starting to sound like a cartel, that's because it is.
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News
For-Profit College Scam Victims Get Loan Forgiveness: Will it Be Enough?
Taelor Bentley | June 12, 2015Help for students after the fall of Corinthian Colleges Incorporated.