Genetic technology gives rise to myriad of legal and moral debates—in this post, Chad Pollard delves into the major issues at play.
We are in a period of transition and have some newly-elected positions at the helm of the blog! Lisa Schmidt, Mystyc Metrik, and I are the first group of ‘official’ JLPP Blog Editors, newly-created positions on the JLPP Board. Adam Kobler is serving as our Internet Editor, the Blog’s techie guy. The past couple months, new content has been
Mimi Zhuravitsky explores the role of social media in the 2011 courtroom spectacle—the Casey Anthony trial.
About 20% of inmates in men’s prisons are sexually abused at some point during their incarceration. Might pornography help deter sex crimes in prisons?
The day after major internet sites protested the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), the feds busted and shut down a file-sharing giant: Megaupload.com.
Have you ever wondered how notes are selected for publication or what Cornell’s journals do with the large number of notes written by associates each year? Mystyc Metrik explains the life cycle of a note.
Professor Susan Hazeldean discusses the impact of schools’ discriminatory treatment of LGBT youth.
America’s war on crack- and powder-cocaine has repeatedly targeted those least able to combat it.