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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Phoebe Petrovic

  • January 19, 2015

This week in the law: Uber in trouble again, high school students taking immigration test, the CIA okays its agents, and same-sex on the docket.

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What’s a ‘Normal’ Amount of Law Enforcement?

by Elizabeth Joh

  • January 16, 2015

It looks like NYPD patrol officers are back to work after their unofficial but widely acknowledged work slowdown. Now things are getting back to normal. But what is normal?

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Legal Briefs: What’s Happening in the Law

by Phoebe Petrovic

  • January 12, 2015

This week in the law: Saks Fifth Avenue, free community college, Honda pays, and George Zimmerman … again.

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A Teacher’s Appeal: Reverse the New Normal

by Jess Burnquist

  • January 7, 2015

What are school shooting drills teaching our kids about terror? A high school English teacher weighs in on the culture of “lockdowns.”

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The Self-Imposed Law of New Year’s Resolutions

by Katrin Higher

  • January 6, 2015

How a feminist comedian thinks about New Year’s resolutions, and what they reflect about our culture.

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Legal Briefs: What’s Happening in the Law

by Phoebe Petrovic

  • January 5, 2015

This week: Orbitz versus a 22-year-old, fake cellphone towers, chimpanzee abuse, and Harvard Law in trouble with the law.

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Photo: What the Law Looks Like

by Life of the Law

  • December 30, 2014

Images of protest around the world.

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Legal Briefs: What’s Happening in the Law

by Phoebe Petrovic & Mary Adkins

  • December 29, 2014

This week in the law: Texans saying “Merry Christmas,” Colorado fights Oklahoma over pot, Sony gets serious, and tax babies.

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Year in Review: The Law in Pop Culture

by Cindy Hong

  • December 25, 2014

Whether exploring the American justice system, family law, or the lives of corporate lawyers, artists often rely on the law and lawyers as a lens through which to comment on society. Here are our picks for the best culture about the law in 2014.

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Caroling in San Quentin

by Nancy Mullane

  • December 24, 2014

It can’t get much worse. You’re locked up inside prison on Christmas Eve. It’s cold. It’s dark. Your family, if you have one, is far away. Then, amid the clanging sounds of locks and officers, you begin to hear the sound of…Christmas songs.

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