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Senate Votes to Declassify CIA Documents
Molly Hogan | April 4, 2014Americans may soon get some information regarding CIA operations and intelligence procedures in the post 9-11 information gathering frenzy....
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Blogs
Dear American Underage Drinkers, Why is Butt Chugging a Thing?
Anneliese Mahoney | April 4, 2014College students are kind of stupid. As this groundbreaking and Pulitzer worthy (LOL, just kidding) Fox News piece showed...
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Crime
Behind the FBI’s Crime Statistics
Kevin Rizzo | April 4, 2014Here at Law Street, we focus a lot of attention on the FBI’s annual and semiannual crime statistics, yet...
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News
More Money, More Problems? Supreme Court Rules on Campaign Finance Laws
Molly Hogan | April 4, 2014Money has always been a big part of politics, and campaign finance laws have been put in place to...
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Blogs
What SCOTUS’ McCutcheon Decision Means for the Future of US Elections
Dennis Futoryan | April 4, 2014Get ready for even more money to enter politics. The Supreme Court overturned limits on federal political donations yesterday....
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Technology
New App Mahana Takes Fine Dining Into the Tech Age
Teerah Goodrum | April 3, 2014Mahana, the latest development in the race to serve millions of diners, will be the most tech-friendly way to...
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Blogs
Can Everyone Calm Down About Common Core?
Anneliese Mahoney | April 3, 2014I have sort of hazy memories of taking the Connecticut Mastery Tests when I was in middle school. They...
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News
Need a Cure: It Will Only Cost an Arm and a Leg
Bo Donoghue | April 3, 2014A new drug called Sovaldi, developed by Gilead Sciences Inc., is now available on the market that cures between...
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News
Hey, Glenn Beck It’s Time to Pay Up
Sarah Helden | April 2, 2014Conservative media personality Glenn Beck has been known to make outrageous statements. But now, one of his assertions could...
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Schools Decide That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Taylor Garre | April 2, 2014“A Tennessee teacher drives ill student to the hospital and pays for the bill.” “A third grader shaves her...
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Politics
New York Preventing Charter and Public Schools From Sharing Space
Joseph Palmisano | April 1, 2014What's going on with De Blasio block several charter schools from sharing space with public schools in New York?...
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Society and Culture
Obamacare Is Here to Stay! But It Still Kind of Sucks
Hannah R. Winsten | April 1, 2014Happy April Fool’s Day, folks! Guess what happened last night while you were sleeping? The Affordable Care Act’s first...
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News
News Flash: No One Fares Well in Prison
Matt DiCenso | April 1, 2014As the old adage goes, “don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.” But for Robert H....
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Blogs
Three Reasons to STFU About Female Lawyers’ Clothes
Anneliese Mahoney | April 1, 2014As a young woman, I have been inundated with advice on how to dress myself appropriately for a professional...
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Technology
Copyright is Killing the Internet Viewer’s Experience
Imran Ahmed | April 1, 2014I was recently scanning YouTube for content on Daniel Day-Lewis and I came across his best actor Academy Award...
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News
Oh, Georgia: Potential Law Allows Guns [Almost] Everywhere
Molly Hogan | March 28, 2014What do churches, schools, and bars all have in common? Once a new law is signed in Georgia, you...
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News
S.1720: A Real Solution to Patent Trolling?
Sarah Helden | March 28, 2014Patent trolls have long been a problem in the realm of intellectual property, but companies have yet to devise...
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Blogs
Schools Need to Change How They Deal with Bullying. Now.
Anneliese Mahoney | March 28, 2014For years now schools have had to continually ask themselves, “How do we deal with bullies?” It seems like...
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Blogs
Is it Legal for the President, and not Congress, to Implement ACA Delays?
Dennis Futoryan | March 28, 2014The Obama Administration once again announced an extension of an Affordable Care Act deadline this week. For anyone who’s...
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Education
Rankings Aren’t Enough: 5 Important Factors to Choose the Right Law School
Matt DiCenso | March 28, 2014For anyone going to law school in the fall, that April 15 matriculation date is quickly approaching. As a senior...
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News
Correlation or Causation: Less Meat Does Not Equal More Water
Bo Donoghue | March 28, 2014Americans eat too much meat. It is a central staple in every meal of the day. This cultural practice,...
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Again, with Term Limits: Debunking 3 Myths in the Media
Sarah Helden | March 27, 2014I can’t count how many times I’ve heard people complaining about ‘career politicians’. Many people feel that term limits...
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Technology
Spokefly, Austin Tech Startup, Spreads Peer-to-Peer Bike Sharing
Teerah Goodrum | March 26, 2014Austin, Texas is home to many innovative tech startups. Recently I discovered a wonderful peer-to-peer bike sharing startup with...
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Technology
Facebook Controls Your Privacy Settings Even After You Die
Imran Ahmed | March 26, 2014“A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies.” – Gustave Flaubert Death is serious, and in contemporary...
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News
Not Another Contraception Debate
Taylor Garre | March 26, 2014“Ho Ho! Hey Hey! Birth control is here to stay!” Or is it? Just when we think that the...