Kesha: Winning the PR battle, losing the legal war

This post by Lisa Bloom originally appeared on the AvvoStories blog. Pop star Kesha is winning a public relations battle against her record label, Sony, as well as her producer, Dr. Luke, who she accuses of rape. Adele, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson and Janelle Monae have all publicly expressed support, and #FreeKesha has been trending

Activists indicted in Planned Parenthood fraud

In a surprising victory for Planned Parenthood, a Texas grand jury investigating whether it had illegally sold fetal tissue refused to indict the women’s reproductive rights health service—and instead charged two anti-abortion activists with felony charges. Political witch hunt? The story began last April, when The Center for Medical Progress, the blasé-sounding name of a

Grand jury behavior in Rice case is baffling

When Cuyahoga County, Ohio prosecutor Timothy McGinty announced on Dec. 28, 2015 that Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback would not be charged in the shooting death of twelve year old Tamir Rice, he said that the grand jury “declined to indict” the officers. Most of us assumed that meant a “no bill” had been

The truth about Obama’s gun control actions

As we enjoy Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, it’s worth remembering that Dr. King, one of the greatest Americans in our history, and a man who championed nonviolence while under constant death threats, was killed by gun violence a generation ago. Today, the United States has far more gun deaths than any other developed nation.

The truth about Obama’s gun control actions

As we enjoy Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, it’s worth remembering that Dr. King, one of the greatest Americans in our history, and a man who championed nonviolence while under constant death threats, was killed by gun violence a generation ago. Today, the United States has far more gun deaths than any other developed nation.

Making the case for ‘Making a Murderer’

A Netflix documentary series has been making headlines recently, both because it’s hugely popular and because it has the (remote) potential to free a convicted murderer. Here’s why this is all very good news. (Note: I haven’t seen the entire series yet, so I’ll mostly be discussing the program in somewhat broad terms. And the