Law students and JURIST special guests comment on their legal experiences around the world. JURIST - Dateline http://jurist.org/dateline JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu JURIST Guest Columnist Corrie Thearle, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, is a Senior Editor for the Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law. She discusses the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Jones and its implications for Fourth Amendment http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/corrie-thearle-jones.php 2012-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 Jones: A Victory for Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/corrie-thearle-jones.php Megan McKee JURIST Guest Columnist Robert Borrelle, Syracuse University College of Law Class of 2013, works in the Disability Rights Clinic at Syracuse University. He argues that the current medical model of disability used in the US legal system should be rejected in order to further societal http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/robert-borrelle-disability-awareness.php 2012-02-06T22:00:00-05:00 Calling for Greater Awareness of Disability Culture in the Legal System http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/robert-borrelle-disability-awareness.php Elizabeth Hand JURIST Guest Columnist Crystal Whalen, Texas Tech University School of Law Class of 2012, is a student attorney at the Regional Public Defender's Office for Capital Cases in Lubbock, Texas. She argues in favor of moving away from the death penalty and makes a case http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/crystal-whalen-death-penalty.php 2012-02-02T22:00:00-05:00 A Case for Moving Away From the Death Penalty http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/02/crystal-whalen-death-penalty.php Leigh Argentieri JURIST Senior Editor Edward SanFilippo, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, argues that alternative business models can address societal changes in the US... (His opinions are not intended to represent those of JURIST)Americans are restless. A call for change comes from many http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/Edward-SanFilippo-intentional-community.php 2012-01-31T22:00:00-05:00 A Legal Alternative to Modern Living in a Changing America http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/Edward-SanFilippo-intentional-community.php Leigh Argentieri JURIST Assistant Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that although it will be described as judicial activism, same-sex couples must be granted the same rights as opposite-sex couples under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment... (Her http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/kimberly-bennett-gay-rights.php 2012-01-30T08:00:00-05:00 Judicial Activism and the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/kimberly-bennett-gay-rights.php Megan McKee JURIST Guest Columnist Joshua Hausman, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, is a Managing Editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and is a Teaching Fellow in the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. He discusses the Supreme Court's decision in United States http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/joshua-hausman-jones.php 2012-01-26T19:00:00-05:00 Setting the Stage for Big Changes to Fourth Amendment Searches http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/joshua-hausman-jones.php Dwyer Arce JURIST Guest Columnist Perveen Ali, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is currently researching issues of international refugee and human rights law. Here she discusses the challenges Iraqi refugees face in returning home safely and http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/perveen-ali-iraq-refugees.php 2012-01-22T15:00:00-05:00 The Challenges of Repatriation for Iraqi Refugees http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/perveen-ali-iraq-refugees.php Megan McKee JURIST Guest Columnist Lauren Mack, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Class of 2012, is the Copyright Chair for the Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society. She argues that two proposed pieces of legislation that seek to curb Internet piracy through the use of DNS filtering http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/lauren-mack-DNS-filtering.php 2012-01-13T15:00:00-05:00 DNS Filtering to Fight Internet Piracy Violates the First Amendment http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/lauren-mack-DNS-filtering.php Megan McKee JURIST Guest Columnist Leila Sayed-Taha, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2012, currently works as a translator for Ace Languages Centre, where she aids asylum seekers at the Immigration Advisory Service. Here she discusses the ongoing issue of immunity as troops withdrawal and private http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/leila-sayed-taha-iraq.php 2012-01-13T14:00:00-05:00 Uncertainty for Iraqis as Troops Withdrawal and Private Contractors Remain http://jurist.org/dateline/2012/01/leila-sayed-taha-iraq.php Elizabeth Imbarlina JURIST Guest Columnist Maira Sheikh, Notre Dame Law School Class of 2012, is a Research Associate at the Research Society of International Law in Lahore, Pakistan. She discusses Pakistan's new women's rights laws and argues that even if these laws are not properly enforced, they http://jurist.org/dateline/2011/12/maira-sheikh-pakistan-women.php 2011-12-31T17:00:00-05:00 Progress in Pakistan: Criminalizing Practices Harmful to Women http://jurist.org/dateline/2011/12/maira-sheikh-pakistan-women.php Megan McKee