the Law, the Universe, and Everything Margo Kaplan on Gawker, HIV, and Magic Johnson Margo Kaplan is a new assistant professor of law at Rutgers-Camden . After reading a recent Gawker post on NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson, she wrote the following, which we are happy to post: “On Wednesday evening, popular blog Gawker.com aired a post offering a cash reward for the identity of the individual who transmitted HIV to Magic Johnson.
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