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The Right to Education: Peter Cooper's Vision, and What Its Unraveling Represents

by Rina Goldfield

• April 26, 2013

A kind of death occurred at noon on Tuesday, April 23 at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Mark Epstein, the chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees, had called a…

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Lessons from the Founding: The Boston Massacre

by Logan Beirne

• April 25, 2013

As we struggle to heal from the Boston Marathon attacks, we might start by returning to our roots. Our nation was born out of the devastation of another Boston massacre, and our Founders’ response might…

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A Classic Fable

by Lucas Mills

• April 24, 2013

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Compassionate Release: Should Inmates Be Allowed to Die With Family?

by Juan Haines

• April 23, 2013

When the imprisoned suffer from a terminal illness, sometimes prison officials show them kindness and out of compassion, let the person out to die free. How better for a society to treat someone who’s been…

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Breaking Down the Law Episode 2: What's a Subpoena?

by Graham Gremore

• April 19, 2013

In this exclusive LOTL video series, cartoonist Graham Gremore breaks down the law.

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The Strange Legal History of Feminine Hygiene

by Anne Elizabeth Moore

• April 18, 2013

Anne Elizabeth Moore and Laura Szumowski of Ladydrawers are collaborating to create a provocative and fascinating series of comics on the intersection of intellectual property (“IP”) law and gender. In this month’s strip, they tackle IP…

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The Politics of the T-Word: Defining Terrorism in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings

by Jill Weinberg

• April 16, 2013

I met a woman who ran the Boston Marathon but did not finish.  She tried four times to qualify for the event, so it was a big deal when she finally got to make her debut….

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Can Theater Stop Violence?

by Katy Welter

• April 15, 2013

When violent crime goes up, we usually hear about law enforcement responses. More police on the streets. More jails. Harsher penalties. But Chicago, and other cities around the world, is also trying an unlikely cure for violence:…

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Living Under DOMA: The I-94

by Katherine Thompson

• April 10, 2013

Here, Katherine Thompson continues her story of fleeing the U.S. with her non-U.S. citizen girlfriend Jodi so that Jodi’s immigration status can remain legal.  I am too young to rent a car. Jodi, 12 years…

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Introducing LOTL's New Law Comic, Juror #4

by Lucas Mills

• April 9, 2013