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Share This month in 2007, then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was tasked with breathing working life into New York’s Civil Management statute. With it, New York joined 20 other states in taking one of the most controversial and delicate legal steps possible in a liberal democracy- that of extending incarceration or strict probation for individuals with [...] Share I was 24 when I first heard the term “Internet,” still years from its daily use. I bought my first iphone this year at 43. In short, I missed out on the wonder, ease and power of electronic communication and information sharing as a kid. But as well I was spared the dark side of [...] Share They call themselves Men’s Rights Advocates, or MRA’s. I’ve aimed a fair amount of criticism their way over the years as paranoid-sounding myth perpetrators, which I believe many of them to be. So I was surprised when I found myself agreeing with them- marginally- on an anti-rape video produced by a Midwestern rape crisis and [...] Share I recently consulted on a case of involuntary manslaughter. The victim was a 19 month-old boy who had been inappropriately swaddled (by his stepfather) in a crib and placed face down on an adult sized pillow amid a flashlight and several other inappropriate and dangerous items. The child was dead when his mother finally went [...] Share A friend of mine has a seven year-old daughter. She is bright, beautiful, cherubic, and kind. Between the attributes she’s been blessed with and the fine guidance of her parents, she’s in a perfect position to capitalize on the hard-won victories of her female predecessors. She truly can be whatever she wants to be, and [...] |
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