Author Archives: Suzy Marinkovich
Women & Sustainability Conference This Weekend
Speakers from all over the world are arriving to speak at the Women & Sustainability Conference this weekend at Cornell Law, including Makoma Lekalakala of Earthlife Africa.
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Pornography and Prison Rape
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? Continue reading
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SOPA: What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing
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. Continue reading
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Troubling Foreign Battles in the U.S. War on Cocaine
America’s war on crack- and powder-cocaine has repeatedly targeted those least able to combat it. Continue reading
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Forcing Treatment to Force Execution
In 1986, the Supreme Court officially barred carrying out a death sentence on an inmate who had gone insane on death row—a rule that has long been part of the common law. Modern treatments are effective at eliminating many symptoms of insanity. So should we allow states to forcibly medicate inmates in order to execute them? Continue reading
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