Law – Starre Julia Vartan

For Pacific Standard: Where Were the Usual Suspects in Making a Murderer?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Starre Vartan in Feminism, Law, Starre's Work

This story is one I am incredibly proud of. I delved into how an ignorance of the “usual suspects” in Making a Murderer says quite a bit about the media and police culture in the United States. I got to speak with domestic violence expert Nancy Lemon and delved into questions of nonfiction and storytelling.

For Vice: 5 Other Cases That Defined Abortion Rights

Posted on January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 by Starre Vartan in Feminism, Law, Starre's Work

My first article for Vice’s Broadly site, on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade looked at other cases that have influenced abortion rights in the US.