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Analysis | Democratic elections in Poland face a new threat
A new bill could leave the ruling PiS party in charge of the election process.
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Once and for all, here's what science says about GMOs
We chatted with the director of a new documentary that revisits that divisive debate.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows Trump she isn't going anywhere, hiring a full slate of law clerks for the 2019 term
So much for speculation that the notorious RBG was ready to pack up her law books.
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People Are Fighting Over Charles Manson’s Body
There are multiple claims for the notorious killer’s remains, his property or both. A California court will soon take up the matter.
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Opinion | Two Ways of Looking at Gerrymandering
Stepping into the political sphere, the Supreme Court takes up two very different cases involving the redrawing of Congressional lines.
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White House Bans Staff From Using Personal Mobile Phones at Work
What in the actual fuck does that mean?
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Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein and Department of Justice
All actions taken by the special counsel "must be set aside," Manafort's lawyers argue.
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Georgia police arrest 70 partygoers after no one owns up to bringing less than an ounce of weed
Early on the morning of December 31, 2017, police in the Atlanta suburb of Cartersville arrested 70 people at a house party because no one would claim ownership of a stash of marijuana that totaled less than an ounce.
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Why courts could rein in executive power – after decades of allowing it
The legal pushback to President Trump's travel ban is part of a growing number of legal challenges in recent years to the expansion of presidential power.
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These experts figured out why so many bogus patents get approved
Empirical research reveals three big problems with how patents are vetted. By Timothy B. Lee.
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Kid Rock is being sued by a circus
...OK, not just a circus but the circus: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is suing Kid Rock for infringing on its famous "The Greatest Show On...
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Above The Law’s Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of 2017
All the best stories from 2017.
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Law Student Worries That Roy Moore Vote Will ‘Haunt’ Him. Guess I’m The Ghost Of Christmas Present.
Of course, the idiot candidate is the one who "doxxed" him.
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Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier? | Op-Docs
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Appeals court upholds fine against Christian bakers who refused to make same-sex wedding cake
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a decision by Oregon's labor commissioner that forced two Gresham bakers to pay $135,000 to a lesbian couple who the bakers refused to make a wedding cake for.
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New Ohio law prevents abortions in Down syndrome cases
Ohio is prohibiting doctors from performing abortions in cases where tests reveal the fetus has or likely has Down syndrome. Republican Gov. John Kasich signed the legislation Friday and the law goes into effect in 90 days. "The governor is pro-life and supports policies that protect the sanctity of life," press secretary Jon Keeling tells CNN.
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Finding A Legal Loophole, Memphis Takes Down Its Confederate Statues
To skirt a state law prohibiting the monuments' removal, the city sold two of its parks to a new nonprofit. "In all of my life in Memphis, I've never seen such solidarity," said Mayor Jim Strickland.
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Cautious Texas among last states to OK medical marijuana
When California rings in the new year with the sale of recreational pot for the first time, Texas will be tiptoeing into its own marijuana milestone: a medical cannabis program so restrictive that doubts swirl over who will even use it.
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Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct
Two women said he had them watch porn in his chambers. Four others said they were subjected to inappropriate comments or other actions.
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Forcing kid to masturbate for cops in sexting case was wrong, court finds
4th Circuit: We can’t “perceive any circumstance that would justify” such a search. By Cyrus Farivar.
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