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Blogs
#Cheers to the Hashtag
Anneliese Mahoney | December 18, 2013I’ve never been the biggest fan of hashtags. Cognitively, I guess I understand their use, but to be honest...
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Society and Culture
This Fat-Shaming Bra Is Really Sexist and Terrible
Hannah R. Winsten | December 17, 2013Good afternoon, lovelies! How many of you are having a snow day today? Lucky bastards. Well, while you’re lounging around...
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News
Celebrities Who Think They Know Politics…But Don’t
Anneliese Mahoney | December 17, 2013In today’s world of constant media consumption, it’s easy to form an opinion on just about everything. From sports,...
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News
Cops Are Pretending to be High Schoolers…Obligatory 21 Jump Street Reference?
Anneliese Mahoney | December 17, 2013“Cops pretend to be 11th graders, then arrest 25 students.” This is an actual headline. This is not an...
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Crime
The Profit Motive Behind Private Prisons
Kevin Rizzo | December 17, 2013The old saying “crime pays” has typically been used to explain organized crime, but few people consider organizations on...
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IP & Copyright
The Cellphone Come Up: How Selling Your Cell Can Pay Your Rent
Gena Thomas | December 17, 2013So…I hate Sprint. The service is unreliable, slow, and (appropriately) the laughing stock of networks — unless you’re in...
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Capitalista Careers
The Unwashed Advocate
Alexandra Saville | December 16, 2013Law Street is gearing up for several promotions over the next few months, and one of them is to...
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News
“Sister Wives” Win Big Case
Anneliese Mahoney | December 16, 2013The Learning Channel, or TLC, has made a name for itself in recent years for creating shows that showcase...
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News
Colorado Sheriffs Say “No Way” to New Laws
Anneliese Mahoney | December 16, 2013The newest trend among small town sheriffs is a refusal to follow the laws of the land. What laws...
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Society and Culture
Five Things That Co-existed with Apartheid
Dominic Jones | December 12, 2013This week the entire world is mourning the passing of one of the greatest individuals of the twentieth century:...
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Society and Culture
You Should Vote Republican Because You’re a Basket Case
Hannah R. Winsten | December 12, 2013Good afternoon, folks! Are you ready for the weekend? I am. I’ll be organizing a march on Rush Limbaugh’s recording...
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Society and Culture
Started from the Bottom, Now We’re…Where?
Peter Davidson II | December 12, 2013Six months out of law school, I’m finding myself starting over personally, professionally, and even socially. Some, but not...
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Capitalista Careers
#CapitalistaContest
Alexandra Saville | December 11, 2013Guess what! We’re doing a very exciting promotion for all of you job hunters out there! Law Street is...
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IP & Copyright
Computer Software Patents: To Be or Not to Be Eligible for Protection?
Gena Thomas | December 11, 2013The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to adjudicate the highly contested issue of which software innovations may be eligible...
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Society and Culture
Rush Limbaugh Wants Your Boobs to Stop Staring at Him
Hannah R. Winsten | December 11, 2013Good morning folks! Are you staying warm? Because it’s snowing here in New York. And I’m totally wishing I...
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Capitalista Careers
Apply Yourself
Alexandra Saville | December 10, 2013Job hunting today comes down to a lot of factors. Sometimes it’s who you know. Sometimes it’s mostly luck....
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News
Where Inventions, Privacy, and Economics Intersect: R2D2’s Evil Twin
Zachary Schneider | December 10, 2013Robots are the future- and they are already here. Although, the average “joe” may not interact with these human...
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News
When the Government Floods Your Property
Jimmy Hoover | December 10, 2013In Oct. of 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral argument from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on whether...
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IP & Copyright
End of the Internet as We Know It: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Gena Thomas | December 9, 2013On November 13, WikiLeaks, a nonprofit media organization that prides itself on divulging imperative information to the public, leaked...
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Education
Applying to Law School: This is How You Do It
Akil Alleyne | December 6, 2013Remember the advice I always give younger friends and acquaintances of mine about whether they should go to law...
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Blogs
Sorry, Not Sorry
Alexandra Saville | December 6, 2013It’s that time of year again. Everyone agonizes over resolutions, mistakes, new beginnings. For the next few weeks, we...
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Crime
Can We Rebuild Detroit? Affirmative Thoughts
Valeriya Metla | December 6, 2013Detroit filed for bankruptcy last July with over $18 billion in debt, the biggest municipal collapse in the history...
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News
How U.S. Prosecutors Force Drug Defendants to Plead Guilty
Anneliese Mahoney | December 6, 2013The Human Rights Watch is an independent organization dedicated to protecting human rights domestically and around the globe. This...
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Society and Culture
Profiling
Dominic Jones | December 5, 2013I want to begin by saying that the law is not perfect. It can’t be. It is created by...
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Society and Culture
Gut Check
Peter Davidson II | December 5, 2013I was going to attempt to be more upbeat about the law this week, but I’m not there yet....