Public Policy

Family Launches Lawsuit against Alleged Facebook Cyberbullies

April 26, 2012

A year ago, 14-year old Alex Boston showed up to her Kennesaw, Georgia school to meet a cold reception from friends and classmates. Some asked her why she said such terrible things to them on Facebook. Alex quickly found out about a phony Facebook page that had been set up with her name and her [...]

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Will Connecticut Abolish the Death Penalty?

April 6, 2012

Currently there are 16 U.S. states plus Washington D.C. that do not practice capital punishment. Connecticut could become the 17th, and the fifth state in five years, to abolish the death penalty. In the last 50 years, Connecticut has only executed one inmate. Yesterday, after ten hours of debate, Connecticut’s Senate’s voted on the matter [...]

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Rutgers Student’s Cyber-Bullying Trial

February 25, 2012

Over 100 people packed a New Brunswick, New Jersey courtroom yesterday. It was Day One of the trial charging former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi with 15 counts linked to bullying, invasion of privacy and hate crimes. The most severe charge, bias intimidation, could land Ravi in jail for ten years. On September 19, 2010, [...]

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The Law of Squatting

February 7, 2012

We’re not talking about squatting as part of gluteus maximus workout regime. We’re talking about this particular Oxford Dictionary definition of a squatter: “a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land”. But what is the exact legality of squatting? The recent headline chronicling Kenneth Robinson’s ‘adverse possession’ adventures brings this issue to [...]

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American Same Sex Couples That Wed in Canada

January 14, 2012

Canada has been in the hot seat this past week for apparently nullifying same sex marriages that were performed in Canada if the couples’ home laws do not recognize these unions. Many American homosexual couples, and couples from other parts of the world, have come to Canada since July 2005 believing they were legally marrying. [...]

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From Coast to Coast, Security Makes Headlines

December 29, 2011

When you ask people what the top of their list would be for what they want out of life, most people tend to answer “health”. I bet if you were to ask them to elaborate, the conversation would gradually transition to the topic of “safety…security…” What is security? Is it wanting your children to stay [...]

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Economic Gap Apparent During the Holidays

December 24, 2011

Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, Ashura, Hanukkah or even Seinfeld’s Festivus around an aluminium pole, this time of year holds major significance for most Americans. For many it’s a time to share with family and friends and to reflect on the year almost passed – for some it’s a time of competition to get [...]

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Supreme Court Will Rule on AZ’s Immigration Law

December 12, 2011

Today the Supreme Court granted Arizona an appeal regarding decisions made by lower courts against its Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070). The high court is expected to hear the state’s case versus the federal government’s Department of Justice some time in April, with a verdict expected by June. Arizona is [...]

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Americans Arrested in Cairo, Egypt Protest

November 22, 2011

Three American students were arrested in Cairo on Monday night and remain in custody. As of this afternoon, the Associated Press reports that it is unknown whether they have been charged. The three men were allegedly found dropping fire bombs off a roof into Tahir Square, the focal point of an Egyptian-wide protest that continues [...]

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Penn State Football Coach Fired

November 10, 2011

Late last night, thousands rioted the streets of State College, Pennsylvania. This was not an Occupy Wall Street demonstration. It was a reaction from Penn State students when they found out their university’s football coach Joe Paterno (JoePa) was fired. Paterno’s legendary, half century performance as head coach of the Nittany Lions came to a [...]

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