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Falsely accused? Stay calm, because anger makes you look guilty
Anger and silence are the two worst reactions.
America’s prison catastrophe: Can we undo it?
The US prison system continues to fail, so why does it still exist?
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Legal standards invoke the ‘reasonable person’. Who is it?
The 'reasonable person' represents someone who is both common and good.
FOSTA-SESTA: Have controversial sex trafficking acts done more harm than good?
The idea behind the law was simple: make it more difficult for online sex traffickers to find victims.
Study: Militarization of police does not reduce crime
A new look at existing data by LSU researchers refutes the Trump administration's claims.
Are animals ‘persons’? New York court hears the case of Happy the elephant
An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists.
Three philosophies of punishment and whether or not they work
What do we want to do with convicted criminals? Penology has several philosophies waiting to answer that question.
Study: Private prisons result in more inmates, longer sentences
The Labour Economics study suggests two potential reasons for the increase: corruption and increased capacity.
Can VR help us understand layers of oppression?
Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.
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IBM promises no more facial recognition software
The programming giant exits the space due to ethical concerns.
How does the rule of law promote a free society?
In classical liberal philosophy, individual pursuit of happiness is made possible by a framework of law.
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An algorithm produced every possible melody. Now its creators want to destroy songwriter copyrights.
A computer coder and a lawyer decide they have a right to speak for all the songwriters that ever lived, those who are alive today, and all those yet to be born.
Algorithms identify repeat offenders better than judges
Can AI make better predictions about future crimes?
Law vs. justice: What is our duty in society?
Laws can't stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.
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Tyranny comes home: How the ‘boomerang effect’ impacts civilian life in the U.S.
When it comes to foreign intervention, we often overlook the practices that creep into life back home.
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Lincoln’s law: How did the Civil War change the Constitution?
Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
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Chinese scientist gets jail for rogue gene editing
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
Great moments in marijuana history are being revealed
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
Trump signs PACT Act, making animal torture a federal crime
"For decades, a national anti-cruelty law was a dream for animal protectionists. Today, it is a reality."
U.S. court approval of ‘IM GOD’ license plate is a victory for atheists
A federal court ruled that the state of Kentucky was wrong to deny a man's request for a personalized license plate reading "IM GOD." Here's why that's a win against atheist discrimination.
The surveillance technology that will watch us all, all the time
Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) is a surveillance game-changer. And it's here.
Immigration: Why the well-meaning ‘successful immigrant’ narrative is faulty
We tend to promote foreigners by broadcasting their economic and scholarly value, instead of their intrinsic humanity.
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The incredible history of the 2nd Amendment and America’s gun violence problem
Gun safety laws have a historical precedent in the 1939 court case U.S. v Miller.
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FBI and ICE scan millions of DMV photos to find suspects, raising concerns
Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.
Preliminary evidence that stress makes negative memories less distinctive, with implications for witness testimony
Studies on stress and memory have often given conflicting results.
San Francisco becomes 1st U.S. city to ban facial recognition technology
The city council voted in favor of the ban by a margin of 8 to 1.
Mexico plans to decriminalize all illegal drugs
"Prohibitionist strategy is unsustainable," reads the policy plan.
NASA uncovers a 19-year fraud that caused failed missions
An investigation finds the cause of failed NASA launches and $700 million in losses.
700,000 people get out of prison each year. Let’s hire them.
The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let's solve two problems with one idea.
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