Law
In a More Rational World, 4.1 Percent of People Sentenced to Death Would Be Exonerated
People whose sentences are downgraded to life in prison are less likely to be exonerated than those on death row
People Caught Eating Rare Animals in China Might Soon Face Jail Time
Eating endangered species was never kosher, but now legitimate punishments can finally be dished out for this crime
Sales of Gun Silencers Have Shot Up Nearly 37 Percent Last Year
Proponents argue that they make firearms safer; others say it's just the opposite
In the U.S., Mentally Ill People Are Ten Times More Likely To Be in Prison Than in a Hospital
The number of mentally ill people in prison is going up, and the number in hospitals is going down
Lawyers Who Make Less Money And Get Worse Grades Are the Happiest
Money can't buy you happiness, even if you're a lawyer
If Men Get Paid to Play College Sports, Title IX Says Women Do, Too
A labor board ruled that football players at Northwestern University are “employees” and have the right to form unions
No One Wants to Admit They're Ugly, Which Makes It Hard to Fight Beauty Bias
Nobody wants to join the ugly lobby, but that might be what we need to battle "lookism"
Congress Designates the First Wilderness Area in Five Years
32,500 acres of lakeshore along Lake Michigan have been designated as wilderness by Congress
Nineteen States Allow Teachers to Spank Children
In 2006, 223,190 students were punished physically in public schools in the United States
Programmers Across the Country Are Self-Organizing to Protest NSA Surveillance
"The Day We Fight Back" campaign seeks to reform the NSA
College Football Players Push to Unionize for Medical Benefits
Are college athletes students or employees?
An Emoji Death Threat Is Still a Death Threat
Death threats are illegal. Even if they come in the form of emoji.
Jurors Cannot Be Dismissed From a Case Based on Sexual Orientation
The price for being treated like an equal human? Also having to serve jury duty
Here's the Paper That Popularized Net Neutrality
Net neutrality might be done for. Here's a look at where it came from
Forty Years Ago, Women Had a Hard Time Getting Credit Cards
Despite the law, a report from 2012 found that women still pay more for credit cards
Copyright Law Kept These Famous Works From Entering the Public Domain This Year
Here is a list of books, movies, music & scientific research that would have entered the public domain today had the 1978 copyright law not been passed
Border Agents Can Search Laptops “Without Reasonable Suspicion”
A U.S. District Court judge says border agents should be allowed to search travelers' laptops
Central Park’s Horse-Drawn Carriages Could Be Replaced With Old-Timey Electric Cars
Demand for horse-drawn rides has reportedly spiked as tourists and locals alike rush in for a chance to take one last buggy ride through the park
Meet the Money Behind The Climate Denial Movement
Nearly a billion dollars a year is flowing into the organized climate change counter-movement
NSA Metadata Collection Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says
A U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the NSA's metadata surveillance violates the Fourth Amendment
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