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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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Crime
HBO Documentary Subject Robert Durst Arrested on Murder Charges
Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2015Robert Durst of HBO fame has been arrested in connection with the third murder associated with him.
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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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Law
The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | March 15, 2015Check out this slideshow of the best legal tweets of the week.
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Schools
Paralegals Will Soon Be Able to Give Legal Advice in Washington
Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2015An innovative program in Washington will allow paralegals to give legal advice, a huge win for low-income Americans.
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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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Technology
ISIS and the Terrorist Social Network
Michael Sliwinski | March 15, 2015How ISIS uses social media to gain supporters, spread its message, and solicit money.
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Society and Culture
Everything is Not Awesome: LEGO Rejects Female SCOTUS Justices Set
Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2015Someone created an awesome lego set of the only four female SCOTUS justices but Lego declined to manufacture.
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News
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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News
Federal Government OKs Powdered Alcohol
Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2015Powdered alcohols is coming to liquor store near you!
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Weird News
Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | March 14, 2015Check out the top 5 weird arrests of the week.
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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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Education
Common Core: A Solution to America’s Education Problems?
Jessica McLaughlin | March 13, 2015Everything you need to know about the controversial new education standards.
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Health & Science
Neuroscience in the Courtroom: Can We Measure Pain?
Ashley Bell | March 13, 2015New technology may allow us to measure pain in injury lawsuits.
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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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Humor
Resort Now Offering Vacation Divorce Package
Ashley Shaw | March 12, 2015In the market for a divorce and a vacation? You're in luck. This resort can give you both!
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Society and Culture
Singles Boycotting Tinder Over Alleged Ageism
Alexis Evans | March 11, 2015Are Tinder's new policies ageist?
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Law
America’s Deportation Policy: Successes and Failures
Valeriya Metla | March 11, 2015Are our deportation policies working?
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Society and Culture
Blurred Lines Was a Rip Off
Allison Dawson | March 11, 2015A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's family $7.4 million from Robin Thicke and Pharell Williams' smash hit "Blurred Lines."
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Politics
Hey Senate Republicans: Iran Negotiations Involve Other Countries
Anneliese Mahoney | March 11, 2015The letter that Senate republicans sent to Iran was an extraordinarily dumb and short-sighted move.
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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.
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Business & Economics
California Workers’ Compensation: A Flawed System?
Noel Diem | March 10, 2015The workers compensation system receives a lot of bad press, particularly in California over gender bias.
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News
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?