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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Women Wrote Only 37% of Reproductive Issue Stories in 2014-15
Feministing (Jan. 22, 2016): Infographic: Women Only Wrote 37% of Reproductive Issue Stories, by Sesali B.: A report issued by the Women's Media Center on major news outlets between 2014 and 2015, found…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Human Trafficking and Film: How Popular Portrayals Influence Law and Public Perception by Jonathan Todres
Human Trafficking and Film: How Popular Portrayals Influence Law and Public Perception by Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University College of Law November 20, 2015, Cornell Law Review Online, Vol. 101,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
“Pope Francis’ Visit With a Transgender Man Deserves the Same Media Coverage Given Kim Davis”
By John Kang
From HuffPost: Since the American press largely ignored or downplayed the Pope's January 2015 Vatican visit with a transgender man from Spain, many Americans have nothing to counterbalance off the Pope's…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Just Facts: America’s Non-Existent ‘Spike in Crime'”
Main August 10, 2015"Just Facts: America’s Non-Existent 'Spike in Crime'" The title of this post is the headline of this interesting discussion and analysis by Matthew Friedman over at The…
Technology's Legal Edge
Platform Beats Product Every Time
Written by Tzung-bor (Chung) Wei I know what it is like to be on the losing side of a technology format war. When I was young, my family owned a…
The Right Coast
Hillary Plays the Victim in CNN Interview – The Daily Beast
The Hillary Clinton who showed up for her 19-minute back and forth with CNN political correspondent Brianna Keilar touted as Clinton s first one-on-one interview with a national reporter since…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Sympathy for the gals, scorn for the boys?
By John Kang
Those keeping up with the Women's World Cup know the story. For those who don't, here it is: It was a soccer player’s worst nightmare. With seconds left in a World…
The Right Coast
Donald Trump 2016: Campaigning for Great SNL Skits | National Review Online
Donald Trump, being Donald Trump, announced his candidacy at Trump Plaza, making a weird grand entrance via escalator going down, of course, the symbolism of which is lost on that…
Communications, Media & Entertainment
LXBN TV: What, If Anything, Will Change The Cable Television Model?
The current cable television model isn't going to be around forever—that much is clear. But even with the advent of Netflix, HBO Go and a multitude of other platforms, cable's…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Film on Masculinity
By John Kang
The "Mask You Live In". From HuffPost:This week I had the great privilege of attending a screening of Jennifer Siebel Newsom's latest film, The Mask You Live In, which embarks on a powerful…