Erin Piacenti, 32, a vice president at Bank of America, was one of two people stabbed in what police call an unprovoked assault.
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It's always amusing when there's a rush to defend the fringes of academic freedom.
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Nor has anyone accused Josh Harris of sexually assaulting anyone, but no matter.
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There's also the matter of the faked invoices.
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* If corporations are people, what’s next, rivers? Well actually… [NCRonline]
* Alabama’s attempt at redistricting was thrown out. Does the Voting Right Act still have some teeth left after all? [Reuters]
* The use of affirmative action in college admissions is probably next up on the Supreme Court’s chopping block. [USA Today]
* Woman is arrested in Texas after trying to buy someone’s child at a Wal-Mart for $500k. There are some things you just can’t roll back prices on, libertarians. [NBC News]
* Police sent the wrong guy to jail because his name was too similar to someone else’s. Guess a rose by any other name is bitter after all. [Independent]
* The “Right to Repair” movement has some executive backing. Celebrate by doing it yourself! Or paying a third-party vendor. You do you. [Vice]
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The Sixth Amendment is weeping.
Money makes the Biglaw world go 'round.
This is the company's eighth acquisition in just the last 12 months.
'I'm a decent person. I don't want people to unnecessarily become ill or die. The situation with the unvaccinated is stealing my decency.'
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Who better to help the firm out with recruiting during this hot lateral market?
Did the administration as a whole just decide to not hire any teachers who have an ADA speciality?
