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Blogs
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Alexandra Saville | November 18, 2013We’ve all been there. Many of us stay there — in a job that just doesn’t feel like our career....
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Law
Stop and Frisk: Did Ending it Make a Difference?
Law Street Media Staff | November 18, 2013Stop and frisk has been largely abandoned. Were proponents right and crime has gone up or are we just...
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News
DOJ to Lavabit’s Levison: ‘Too Bad, So Sad’
Jimmy Hoover | November 18, 2013In a highly anticipated statement, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) pilloried claims by secure email provider, Lavabit...
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News
The Art the Nazis Stole: Lost Forever?
Anneliese Mahoney | November 18, 2013From 1933-1945 in Germany, thousands of pieces of valuable art were collected, confiscated, or stolen. There were Nazi military...
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Blogs
Forum Film Festival Series: Part 2 – The Invisible War
Robbin Antony | November 18, 2013More than 20 percent of women in the armed forces have experienced sexual misconduct in the military. Due to fear...
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Society and Culture
YOU’RE BEING WATCHED RIGHT NOW: Here’s What To Do About It
Hannah R. Winsten | November 15, 2013SPECIAL REPORT from The F Word! PEN America liked me so much on Tuesday that they invited me to...
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News
Would a Nationally Imposed E-Verify System Infringe on Your Constitutional Rights?
Jimmy Hoover | November 15, 2013Let’s assume that you, our beloved reader, are of a common variety these days—you’re in the market for a...
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News
You Don’t Hear About This Side of Adoption
Anneliese Mahoney | November 15, 2013Early this fall, a Reuters piece on the practice of “rehoming” children in failed adoptions took the world by...
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Capitalista Careers
Stuck In the Middle With You
Alexandra Saville | November 14, 2013So, you’re between jobs? It happens to the best of us. Hopefully infrequently, but it happens. It is a...
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IP & Copyright
Google’s Neck Tattoo: The Ink That Makes You Think
Gena Thomas | November 14, 2013Technology is becoming increasingly invasive awesome-sauce with developments such as Android allowing you to scan your face and Apple requesting...
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Education
So What if Law School is a Good Financial Deal After All?
Alexandra Saville | November 13, 2013Anyone who’s nerdy enough about legal issues to read this blog has probably heard of a paper published last...
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Capitalista Careers
Q&A
Alexandra Saville | November 13, 2013An interview is often thought of as a one-sided question and answer routine. A nerve-wracking one at that. Remember,...
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IP & Copyright
Trademark Counterfeiting: The Crime Explored
Gena Thomas | November 13, 2013Counterfeit products: the items that your empty wallet hates to love. Well, it seems as though the number of...
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Society and Culture
How Creatives Can Save New York
Hannah R. Winsten | November 13, 2013Last night, my lovely editors here at Law Street sent me to cover PEN America’s “Talking Transitions” event. Go,...
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Society and Culture
When All Else Fails, You NeTwerk
Peter Davidson II | November 13, 2013When Lady Gaga was on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, he asked her what she thought of...
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News
The Miami Dolphins Should Be Embarrassed
Anneliese Mahoney | November 12, 2013When I hear about bullying I think of children crowded around a playground. I do not think of burly...
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Society and Culture
Veterans Day Reminder: Women Are Fighters, Not Fetus Factories
Hannah R. Winsten | November 12, 2013So, this Monday was Veterans Day. For those of you who don’t really know what that means—other than a...
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Capitalista Careers
Shout It Loud, Shout It Proud. What Your Interviewer Should Know
Alexandra Saville | November 12, 2013In my last post, we talked about what you shouldn’t share with a potential new boss on an interview....
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News
The Sad Story of Joseph Hall
Anneliese Mahoney | November 11, 2013Joseph Hall’s life to date can be summed up in one word: tragedy. This January, at 13, Hall was...
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News
Supreme Court Considers Prayer in Public Life
Anneliese Mahoney | November 11, 2013Town of Greece v. Galloway began oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week. Greece is a small city located...
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Crime
Mass Shootings in America: LAX Airport
Asim Mian | November 8, 2013A TSA employee was fatally shot on Friday morning inside terminal three at Los Angeles International Airport when a...
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Capitalista Careers
Shh! What Your Interviewer Knows Can Hurt You
Alexandra Saville | November 8, 2013The truth might set you free, but it also might ruin your chances at landing the job. I’m not...
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News
Changing Laws in Zimbabwe: Rise of a New Hope
Vasudha Sadana | November 8, 2013Until recently, Zimbabwe’s laws required heavy penalties for insulting the president. Section 33 of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Codification and Reform Act...
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IP & Copyright
After Midnight: Victoria’s Secret Indecent Behavior
Gena Thomas | November 8, 2013Victoria’s Secret — can I call you Victoria? — has been a naughty, naughty girl. As a dedicated brand minion...
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Capitalista Careers
You Got a Job Interview!
Alexandra Saville | November 7, 2013Congratulations! You got a job interview! After days/weeks/months of hunting, searching, and groveling you landed yourself thirty minutes of...