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Lost Your Bid for Congress? Change Your Name!
Marisa Mostek | July 1, 2014The candidate formerly known as Scott Fistler, who lot his congressional bid in Arizona twice, recently changed his name...
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News
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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Blogs
Founding Fathers Obsession
Jake Ephros | July 1, 2014Speaker of the House John Boehner invoked the great American cliché in a memo to Congressional Republicans stating his...
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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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Blogs
The People vs. Luis Suarez
Eric Essagof | June 30, 2014It’s all anyone watching the World Cup can talk about. Luis Suarez, star striker for Uruguay and Liverpool FC,...
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Blogs
No More Tiger Selfies, NYC Men Will Have to Snag Chicks Some Other Way
Marisa Mostek | June 30, 2014The New York legislature passed a bill making it illegal to take selfies with tiger -- a popular trend...
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Schools
Law School Disruptor of the Week: Penn State’s Two Law Schools
Erika Bethmann | June 30, 2014In 2013, Penn State Law School proposed splitting up its program into two separate, specialized schools--The Dickinson School of...
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Society and Culture
Athletic Scholarships for Gamers
Allison Dawson | June 30, 2014Hey y’all! Just the other day I was catching up on the happenings around the world and stumbled upon...
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Blogs
Attention, North Koreans: We Must Stop Seth Rogen!
Marisa Mostek | June 30, 2014The evil United States, a terrifying and corrupt country hell-bent on wreaking havoc on our world and threatening everything...
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News
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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Blogs
The World Cup of Drinking Laws
Matt DeWilde | June 30, 2014Last week, Germany edged out a win against the United States in an intense soccer match that qualified both...
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Health & Science
The Anti-Vaccination Movement: Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback
Alexandra Stembaugh | June 27, 2014In recent years, an increasing number of parents decided not to vaccinate their children for a number of diseases....
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Entertainment & Culture
Turn Down for What: Does the Minimum Drinking Age Act Work?
Eric Essagof | June 27, 2014The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, passed in 1984, is turning 30 this year. The law, meant to curb...
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Crime
Gun Violence Isn’t Off the Charts – It’s Actually Going Down
Nicole Roberts | June 27, 2014Sandy Hook, the Naval Yard, Santa Barbara, and most recently Oregon – have all proved that mass shootings are...
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News
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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Blogs
Dubious Defenses: When Humor and the Court Just Don’t Mix
Ashley Shaw | June 26, 2014Journalist Mignon McLaughlin once said that “a sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.” However, in...
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News
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...
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Business & Economics
No Strings Attached: Replacing Welfare With a Guaranteed Income
Eric Essagof | June 26, 2014Since President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, there has been a debate on how to best give the poorest...
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Crime
Militarization: Arming the Police Against American Citizens – Part 1
Jake Ephros | June 26, 2014Last month, a SWAT team in Georgia severely injured a 19-month old child with a flash-bang grenade during a...
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Politics
The New Immigration Crisis: Children Crossing the Border
Alexandra Stembaugh | June 25, 2014Immigration has long been a pressing issue in the United States. The debate has taken a new turn following...
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News
Sore Loser: McDaniel Challenges Weird Mississippi Primary Laws
Matt DeWilde | June 25, 2014Last night, in one of the most heated runoff elections in recent memory, Senator Thad Cochran narrowly defeated his...
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World
Scottish Sovereignty: All the Facts on the Referendum
Alex Hill | June 25, 2014On September 18, 2014 Scotland will vote on a referendum for independence. This will not be the first time...
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Schools
Want to Make Sure You Get a Job After Law School? Apply for a Clerkship Now
Natasha Paulmeno | June 25, 2014Looking to attend a law school that can hook you up with a judicial clerkship? Well here's some information...
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News
Argentinian Debt and American Hypocrisy
Erika Bethmann | June 25, 2014Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared Thursday that her country would not pay back its $1.5 billion dollar...