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Society and Culture
LADIES: Michigan Says You Need Rape Insurance
Hannah R. Winsten | December 5, 2013Happy almost Friday, folks! This week is almost over. THANK GOODNESS. Coming back after a holiday is rough, am I...
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IP & Copyright
Trade Dress Naughtiness: Why Some of Santa’s Elves May Not Make ‘The List’
Gena Thomas | December 5, 2013Let’s talk toys. In the trade dress community, there appears to be some naughtiness afoot. Here’s the nitty-gritty on trade...
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Law
Fair Use: Is it Really Fair?
John Gomis | December 4, 2013Fair use is a gray area of the law that allows courts to make fact-specific determinations of infringement. Read...
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Capitalista Careers
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Alexandra Saville | December 4, 2013Yesterday I wrote about the worst coworkers you encounter in the workplace. Today, let’s take a look at a...
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Blogs
Let’s Get Some Beer & Cultural Heritage
Anneliese Mahoney | December 4, 2013The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, compiles a list of intangible cultural heritages. These can...
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News
Adultery in the US: Do You Know the Laws?
Anneliese Mahoney | December 3, 2013In my search for a news story today, I came across what looked like an interesting topic. A trial...
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Society and Culture
Will We Live in a Tyrannical Theocracy by 2016?
Hannah R. Winsten | December 3, 2013Good morning, lovelies. Did you all survive Thanksgiving? How many of you are still battling tryptophan-induced comas? I know...
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Capitalista Careers
The Definitive Ranking of the Worst Coworkers and How to Deal
Alexandra Saville | December 3, 2013They’re your worst enemy by day, your favorite topic at happy hour by night. They’re bad coworkers. And they come...
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Society and Culture
The Crime Blog Really Makes You Think
Peter Davidson II | December 3, 2013It’s been a busy few weeks here at Law Street Media as we launched our crime rankings last week...
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Society and Culture
Texas Handles Rape Case Without Slut Shaming, Cue Applause
Hannah R. Winsten | December 3, 2013Good morning, loves! Happy turkey week! Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday. I am a Thanksgiving super-fan. So, unsurprisingly,...
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News
Amazon Plays Dirty, States Fight Back
Anneliese Mahoney | December 2, 2013This may be the one of the only stories you see about Amazon today that does not involve a...
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News
The Biggest Political Twitter Mishaps, Gaffes, and Weird Statements of 2013
Anneliese Mahoney | December 2, 2013Twitter has become one of the easiest ways to provide snippets of information to the public. Celebrities, writers, and...
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News
ABA Lends Support to House Bill Honoring Gay Vets
Jimmy Hoover | November 29, 2013In a letter to a congressional subcommittee on Nov. 21, American Bar Association President (ABA) James Silkenat voiced his...
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News
Match.com May Pay Heavy Price for Fake Profiles
Anneliese Mahoney | November 29, 2013Online dating becomes more popular with each passing year. In 2013, 38 percent of singles reported having used an...
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Education
Law School Classes and Their Discontents
Akil Alleyne | November 28, 2013Leave it to an actual lawyer to give decent advice to young people thinking of applying to law school....
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IP & Copyright
7 Things to Place In Your Back Pocket
Gena Thomas | November 28, 2013Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone takes at least three trips to the dinner table, two naps in your bed,...
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News
Our Everyday Drug Dealer
Vasudha Sadana | November 27, 2013Recently, Johnson & Johnson had a $2.2 billion settlement, rendering it the third highest pharmaceutical fraud settlement made with...
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IP & Copyright
WordPress Takes Action Against Censorship
Gena Thomas | November 27, 2013Happy Holidays Law Street readers!!! Have you missed me? It’s only been two weeks, but it feels like a...
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News
3 Kinds of Teen Drug Dealers, Study Says
Jimmy Hoover | November 27, 2013Picture a drug-dealing teenager in your head. Maybe he’s white. Maybe he’s black. Maybe he’s hispanic or asian. But...
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News
Petition Denied to Death Row Inmate Convicted of Killing Daughter
Jimmy Hoover | November 27, 2013The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition of habeas corpus last Wednesday to Oklahoma death row...
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News
Famous Skier’s Custody Battle Goes National
Anneliese Mahoney | November 27, 2013A custody battle between a famous skier and his former girlfriend has opened up a national discussion on respective...
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News
Aggravated Felonies Lead to Deportations
Anneliese Mahoney | November 26, 2013Deporting immigrants with criminal records, in theory, seems like it makes sense. Often, those up for deportation have been...
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News
Don’t Kill the “Kill Switch”
Zachary Schneider | November 26, 2013You may think that technological advances ensure a more secure future but think again, as technology evolves, ability to...
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News
A Tale of Two Politicians
Peter Davidson II | November 25, 2013I have made known how I feel about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The cliff notes version is that I...
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News
Need a Gun? Just Print One Out
Anneliese Mahoney | November 25, 2013Three-dimensional printing has become a new hot tech trend in recent years. 3-D printers build things through an additive...