Supreme Court Threatens Medicaid Reimbursement Accountability
As the country focuses on the upcoming King v. Burwell decision, the Supreme Court recently ruled on a barely noticed, […]
Indiana’s Amended RFRA: Back to Square One for LGBT Hoosiers?
Last week, Stephen Silva wrote an article critiquing the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) for opening the door to increased
Religious Liberty and the Unsafe Space Movement
There is nothing new about statewide Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (“RFRA”). After the Supreme Court held that the federal RFRA
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Where Gay Rights Meet Gender Wrongs
With an ever-growing list of accomplishments—from state nondiscrimination laws to inevitable nationwide marriage to prominent positions in society and government—gay
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Gender Discrimination: Fine Lines in the Workplace
This week, the high-profile trial of Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) took place in San Francisco
Reality TV and the Construction of Crime
On March 15, entertainment and reality intersected during the final episode of HBO’s six-part documentary, “The Jinx: The Life and
An Argument for Medicaid Expansion
Twenty-two states are currently denying healthcare coverage to nearly seven million Americans.[1] The intransigent opposition to the Affordable Care Act
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Advertising: Good for Business, Bad for the Cause
As of this year, four states and the nation’s capital have legalized marijuana for recreational use. With Colorado alone selling
Pitfalls of Online Education
In recent years, an increasing number of institutions have publicly offered university-level courses online for free. Elite institutions such as
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Does the LSAT Discriminate Against the Visually Impaired?
Last week, Richard Bernstein, the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court, visited Harvard Law School to give a lunchtime
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For-Profit College Predatory Lending Leads to Lawsuit and Debt Strike
The Dodd-Frank Act gives the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) power to go after institutions that engage in unfair, deceptive,