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The Battle Has Been Underway Her Whole Life: Rape, Gender & World View

by Terri Moran

• May 28, 2014

I thought a lot about rape this past weekend. It started after I read Mary Adkins’ very good and—to the detriment of my holiday weekend—very thought provoking—article, ”The Misguided Definition of Rape as ‘Force.’” I…

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Introducing our storytellers in Minneapolis!

by Nancy Mullane

• May 19, 2014

In less than two weeks on Saturday night, May 31st from 7-8:30 pm in Minneapolis, eight storytellers will take center stage of the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater to share true “law” tales from their lives…

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Who Does the Freedom of Information Law Protect? Attica and the Code of State Silence

by Heather Ann Thompson

• May 16, 2014

On September 9th, 1971, after months of first trying to get their concerns addressed through the system—writing countless letters to state officials and appealing to them personally—nearly thirteen hundred prisoners took over the Attica State…

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My Tio Viga's Fish Tank in the Bronx

by Manuel Borras

• May 14, 2014

My Tio Viga had grand fish-tanks—huge glass ones right in his living room, filled with all types of fish and treasure chest ornaments and colored pebbles. I remember just sitting there as a kid, right…

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Birth and Motherhood in Prison: An Interview with Veronica Martinez at Folsom Women's Prison

by Nancy Mullane

• May 9, 2014

Veronica Martinez is a mother in prison. While she was in the county jail awaiting trial she gave birth to her daughter Amaya Martinez. While the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports 4.9% of women are…

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Don’t Shelve That Report, Mr. Attorney General

by Liz Ryan

• May 8, 2014

How many times have we heard from government officials, “This report will be different, it won’t just sit on a shelf,” and then the report just sat on a shelf? Too often, right? My shelves are…

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The Empire Writes Back

by Katherine Thompson

• May 6, 2014

Just over a year ago, I wrote my first article for The Life of the Law, “An Open Letter to the President,” about my and my partner Jodi’s struggle under America’s legalized discrimination against same-sex…

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Forget internet security, how do I protect my genetic privacy?

by Elizabeth Joh

• May 5, 2014

On May 1st, the White House released its Report on Big Data and Privacy, and artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg announced a new project called Invisible. What do they have in common?  Each expresses concerns about genetic…

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Live today at 1pm ET: Nancy Mullane's AMA on Reddit

by Life of the Law

• April 28, 2014

Life of the Law‘s Executive Producer Nancy Mullane will be fielding questions from the Internet and responding in real time on Reddit today at 1pm ET. Ask a question or simply check out her interesting answers…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

• April 28, 2014

Can new laws adequately address the problem of sexual assault on college campuses? (New Republic) Supreme Court upholds Michigan voter initiative that prohibits race-based preferences in university admissions. (Supreme Court of the United States) The…