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Despite Recent Legal Setback for Transgender College Students, Future Still Holds Potential

By Morgan Hays Late March and early April 2015 have brought mass media attention to the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Questioning (L.G.B.T.Q.) community. The first media sensation involved the highly controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the series of amendments shortly thereafter. [1] The second instance involved a decision made much closer to […]

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Is it Time to Kill the Death Penalty?

By: Zachary Fleming, Staff Writer Is it time to kill the death penalty?  Recent news suggests that it is time that that we seriously consider it.  Just recently, the ABA Journal reported that Ricky Jackson, an Ohio native, was released from prison after spending 39-years on death row.[1]  He almost […]

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Capitol Preview

By: Jamie Inferrera January 6, 2015, marked the beginning of a new legislative session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While both chambers of the General Assembly remain in Republican control, after November’s election, Pennsylvanians elected Tom Wolf, a democrat from York County, as the Commonwealth’s chief executive. A bumpy and […]

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The Emergence of Social Media and the Law

By: Ian Grecco, Staff Writer As the ever-expanding outlets and users of social media expand, so do new opportunities to use these outlets for the benefit of law. Social media outlets, primarily Facebook and Twitter, have provided a forum for people to post valuable information for both investigations and apprehension […]

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