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A Republican to Save Us

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Corruption, Law, Geithner, Fdic, Bush, Money, Clinton, Economy, Scheer, Obama, Government, Politics, Bailout, Citibank, Rubin, Sheila Bair, Business News
Robert Scheer

You probably don't know much about Sheila Bair, but she is looking out for you, and that is why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.

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Reagan Didn't Do It

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Law, Congress, Clinton, Meltdown, Economy, Derivatives, Krugman, Scheer, Obama, Summers, Democrats, Politics, White House, Brooksley Born, Treasury, Rubin, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Wall Street, Republicans, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Ronald Reagan's signing off on legislation easing mortgage requirements back in 1982 pales in comparison to the damage wrought 15 years later.

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Sadly, Attorney Susan Jordan Has Been Killed in a Plane Crash

Stephen Kaus | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Inez Garcia, Susan Jordan, Law, Feminism, Susan Jordan Death, Living News
Stephen Kaus

This morning's paper brought the sad news that Susan Jordan, one of our most courageous and resourceful attorneys, was killed last Friday in a private plane crash in Utah.

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Best Careers For Work-Life Balance

nytimes.com | DAVID LEONHARDT | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Law, Business School, Careers, Career Advice, Finance Careers, Work-Life Balance, Medical School, Law School, Medicine, Business News

The big influx of highly educated workers into finance in the last two decades has been the subject of some national hand-wringing lately. President O...

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Law, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Al Zahra University, Iran Presidential Election, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Zahra Rahnavard, First Lady, Mohsen Rezai, Supreme Jurist, Tehran, Female, Guardian Council, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Vetting, Iran Reformists, Women, Parliament, Iran Supreme Leader, Hijab, Women Voters, Hejab, University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Women, Women and Politics, Candidate, Chancellor, Presidential Election, Iran Women's Rights, Tehran-Iran, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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The Law is Not a Fringe Issue

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Law, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Torture, Truth Commission, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

A truth commission would use the law as a compass, and its only goal would be to restore order in America. As Barbara Herbert wrote, "We need a chance for secular redemption and healing."

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Noonology

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Harry Reid, Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, Torture Memos, Roger Cohen, Peggy-Noonan-Mysterious, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Sweeping away the government's crimes is no longer the behavior of apologist sycophants. It's called Noonology, and now you can try it at home!

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CON GAMES: Gay Marriage Wins Again

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Homosexuality, Civil Liberties, Civil Unions, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Law, Living News
Michael Conniff

The disintegration of civilization is now officially upon us now that Vermont has legalized gay marriage--the first state legislature to do so. I onc...

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A Little Torture

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Guantanamo, Law, Prisons, Barack Obama, Torture Memos, George W. Bush, Torture, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The American two-tier justice system must end, and a good start would be for the Obama administration to recognize that a little torture is never okay, no matter who is doing it.

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The Fourth Pirate

Daniel Firger | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Somali Pirates, Human Rights, Richard Phillips, Navy SEAL, Guantanamo Detainees, Pirates, Bagram Detainees, Rule of Law, Politics News
Daniel Firger

Why does it seem so easy to bring charges against Somali pirates in federal court, but so hard to do the same with suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay?

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Show Me the Money

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Law, Attorney, Africa, Police, Money, Humor, Economy, United States, Iraq, Journalism, Home, United Arab Emirates, Resort, Wealth, Bungee Jumping, College, Middle East, Affair, Russia, Banks, Vacation, U.S. Army, Spam, Wtf, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

Please write back to fill me in on the scandalous details and to arrange to send all of your money to my bank account here in the United States

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One System, Two Realities

James E. Coleman Jr. | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Ted Stevens Corruption, The Duke Innocence Project, Ted Stevens Indicted, Duke Lacrosse Players, Eric Holder, Ted Stevens, Justice, American Criminal Justice System, Politics News
James E. Coleman Jr.

Many of the people who will praise Mr. Holder for dropping the charges against Mr. Stevens won't care that the same kind of misconduct routinely taints the trials of those who are not "connected."

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Law Can't Touch Octomom for Now

Stacy Schneider | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parental Rights, Nadia Suleman, Octomom, Law, California, Nadia Suleman Kids, Foster Homes, Politics News
Stacy Schneider

If Suleman adequately nourishes and nurtures all of her 14 children, she is guilty of no crime and cannot be prosecuted. The only thing she may be guilty of is being a selfish and reckless parent.

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Hypocrisy And Bad Faith In The AP's Countersuit Against Shepard Fairey

Jonathan Melber | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Fair Use, Copyright, Mannie Garcia, Associated Press Fair Use, Law, AP Fair Use, Photography, Art, Media News, Shepard Fairey, Barack Obama, Obama Hope Poster, Shepard Fairey Poster, Shepard Fairey AP, Media News
Jonathan Melber

An AP victory in this case would undermine artistic freedom. And it would, to paraphrase Lawrence Lessig, effectively outlaw a legitimate form of art.

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Promoting Marriage-Promotion with Dubious Scientific Claims: USA Today's Feature Story

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Law, Singled Out, Longevity, Children, George W. Bush, Matrimania, Media, Policy, Myths, Barack Obama, Happiness, Marriage, USA Today, Emerging Adulthood, Singlism, Marriage Promotion, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, AtMP, Finances, Media News
Bella DePaulo

USA Today is very excited about marriage. Splashed across the front page of the Health and Behavior section, set off by a colorful illustration, was t...

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Free Miguel Tejada

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mitchell Report Baseball, Law Enforcement, Congress, Barry Bonds, Bridge to Nowhere, Mitchell Report, Steroids in Baseball, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds Steroids, Sworn Testimony, Miguel Tejada Testimony, Baseball, Miguel Tejada Steroids, Law, Steroids, Major League Baseball, Criminal Law, Miguel Tejada, Baltimore, Entertainment News
Aaron Zelinsky

Instead of imaginative prosecutors stretching the law to go after stupid lies in hotel rooms, baseball should take strong, decisive, and immediate action to clean up the game.

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The AP Has No Case Against Shepard Fairey

Jonathan Melber | Posted 03.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Photography, Associated Press Fair Use, Law, Mannie Garcia, Art, Copyright, Barack Obama, AP Fair Use, Shepard Fairey, Fair Use, Obama Hope Poster, Media News
Jonathan Melber

Why is the AP acting like it has a case? Because juries are unpredictable, copyright law is confusing and defending a lawsuit is extremely expensive.

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Internet Censorship: Dead or Just Dormant?

Leslie Harris | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court, United States, Internet Censorship, Law, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, First Amendment, Media News
Leslie Harris

Will the Obama administration slam the coffin on Internet censorship laws once and for all? It would seem so. However, it's not clear the Congress will fall in line.

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Captive Flower

H. Candace Gorman | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Detainees, Feelings, Law, Red-Tape, Emotions, Lawyers, Emotion, College, Nature, University of Wisconsin, Bureaucracy, Flowers, Red Tape, Bullshit, Living News
H. Candace Gorman

My client, Mr. Al-Ghizzawi, told me during one of our first visits about a flower that was outside his cage at Guantanamo, just sticking out of the desert terrain, by itself.

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Letting Go of the Death Penalty

Richard C. Dieter | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exoneration, Law, Death Row, Death Row Exoneration, California, Execution, Criminal Justice System, Crime, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Death Penalty, Criminal Justice, Politics News
Richard C. Dieter

California has 670 people on death row. Each one of them costs the state about $90,000 per year over what it would cost to keep them in prison if they were condemned to permanent jail time instead.

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New York Times Watchmen Article Just Makes Stuff Up (For Fun?)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Watchmen; Dark Knight; Movies, Law, Fox, Warner Bros., Entertainment, Movies, Journalism, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Nowhere on Earth does there exist any human that thinks that Watchmen is going to be an Oscar contender in 2009.

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Another Murdered: Pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Kety Esquivel | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Jose Sucuzhanay, Brooklyn, Obama Administration, Obama Administration Challenges, Congress, Hispanics, Race, Romel Sucuzhanay, New York, Death, Racial Epithet, Ecuador, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Nclr, Online, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Long Island, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Kety Esquivel

NCLR has joined other civil rights and Latino leaders to urge Congress and the new administration to make passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" a priority.

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Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Supreme Court, Law, Impeachment, Greg Harris, Cabinet, Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Military Law, Legal, I'm in Charge Here, President, Governor, Reagan, Blagojevich, Acting President, Amendment XXV, Succession, Constitution, Illinois, Impeach, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Depose, Acting Governor, Chris Weigant, Rod Blagojevich, Al Haig, Coup, Unfit for Command, Lisa Madigan, Haig, Madigan, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.

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Expanding Discovery in Criminal Cases

John Terzano | Posted 01.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Law, Lawyers, Innocent Inmate, Criminal Justice System, American Bar Association, The Justice Project, Excuplatory Evidence, Law Blog, Law Writing, Open File Discovery Law, Open File Discovery, Living News
John Terzano

Suppression of exculpatory evidence is one of the leading causes of wrongful conviction. Exculpatory evidence can be withheld for years while an innocent person sits in prison.

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Victim of Racist Attack Awarded $2.5 Million

Kety Esquivel | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Kkk, Jordan Gruver, Lawsuits, Hispanics, Race, Ku Klux Klan Recruit, Racial Epithet, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Death Threat, Nclr, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Online, Kentucky, E-Mail, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Bankrupt, Immigration Policy, Immigration Debate, Klansmen, Gruver, Politics News
Kety Esquivel

Gruver was attacked by Klansmen at a Kentucky fair in 2006. He was in line at a concession stand at the Meade County Fair when two Klansmen... threw whiskey in his face.

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