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Last week, August 28, 2013, fifty years after the historic March on Washington, Americans from all walks of life assembled once again at the Lincoln Memorial to pay tribute to that pivotal moment of the…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

September 3, 2013

Should economic realities, and the changing role of women in the workforce, affect traditional alimony laws? (Bloomberg News) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic speech is copyrighted; some historians, journalists, and copyright reformists question whether such…

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Thanks to AIR for the shout-out!

by Life of the Law

August 30, 2013

How gratifying when someone gets what you’re trying to do! This from the Association of Independents in Radio August newsletter: I resisted Life of the Law for a long time because it’s about … the law. I’m married to a lawyer, so I get enough of that…

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Inquiring Minds: Nothing Simple About Simple Justice

by Anna-Maria Marshall

August 28, 2013

In Inquiring Minds, contributors share a book, article, film, radio story or other media piece that changed the way they think about law and how it works in society. I knew I was headed to…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

August 26, 2013

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison for providing classified documents to WikiLeaks. (Washington Post) Manning’s announcement of a female identity named Chelsea Manning gives rise to new legal questions, including whether military prisons…

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Echoes of ‘60s March: Sixties-Style Civil Disobedience Drives New Era of Activism

by Raj Jayadev

August 22, 2013

This August marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington — that watershed moment of the civil rights era that showed how mass movement could force the nation to address issues of inequality, and…

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The Pains of Solitary Confinement and Beyond

by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner & Jamie G. Longazel

August 21, 2013

Last week, we ran a post on the California hunger strike by our blogger Juan Haines, currently an inmate at San Quentin State Prison. This week, we share a wider view of the strike’s implications and…

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Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

August 19, 2013

The Southern District of NY finds that the NYPD’s use of “stop and frisk” violates constitutional rights. (SDNY) New California law allows transgender students to use bathrooms and join sports teams according to the gender they…

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Rina and Sharon Go to Court: A Summer Friday Night in Manhattan

by Rina Goldfield & Sharon Riley

August 16, 2013

Rina and Sharon Go to Court is a series about two civilians honoring the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. We have zero legal expertise, although we both applied to law school at one…

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An Insider's View of the California Prison Hunger Strike

by Juan Haines

August 14, 2013

Hundreds of striking inmates in California have now gone one month without food in a stated effort to end the state’s controversial solitary confinement practices. Here, our blogger inside San Quentin Juan Haines weighs in….

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A Dying Dream: Reflections on the Marches on Washington

by Aldon Morris

Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

Thanks to AIR for the shout-out!

by Life of the Law

Inquiring Minds: Nothing Simple About Simple Justice

by Anna-Maria Marshall

Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

Echoes of ‘60s March: Sixties-Style Civil Disobedience Drives New Era of Activism

by Raj Jayadev

The Pains of Solitary Confinement and Beyond

by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner & Jamie G. Longazel

Legal Briefs: This Week in Law

by Rebecca Worthington

Rina and Sharon Go to Court: A Summer Friday Night in Manhattan

by Rina Goldfield & Sharon Riley

An Insider's View of the California Prison Hunger Strike

by Juan Haines

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