Op-eds on legal news by law professors and JURIST special guests. http://jurist.org/forum JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu JURIST Guest Columnist, Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the Muslim community has risen to the challenge of addressing the mainstream about extremists within, and that, to win the war on terror, democratic governments must foster productive bridge building with the majority of Muslims who oppose jihadist ideology... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/faisal-kutty-muslim-support.php 2013-05-20T10:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/faisal-kutty-muslim-support.php Michael Kalis JURIST Guest Columnist, Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the Muslim community has risen to the challenge of addressing the mainstream about extremists within, and that, to win the war on terror, democratic governments must foster productive bridge building with the majority of Muslims who oppose jihadist ideology...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist LaJuana Davis of the Cumberland School of Law evaluates the implications of legislative efforts in Alabama and other states to restrict access to abortions... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/lajuana-davis-alabama-abortion.php 2013-05-15T11:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/lajuana-davis-alabama-abortion.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist LaJuana Davis of the Cumberland School of Law evaluates the implications of legislative efforts in Alabama and other states to restrict access to abortions...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Bill Atkin of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/bill-atkin-samesex-marriage.php 2013-05-10T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/bill-atkin-samesex-marriage.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Bill Atkin of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/elisabeth-mcdonald-samesex-marriage.php 2013-05-09T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/elisabeth-mcdonald-samesex-marriage.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law reveals the history behind recent changes to law and policy which will affect the involvement of military forces with civilian domestic law enforcement... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kevin-govern-posse-comitatus.php 2013-05-02T12:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kevin-govern-posse-comitatus.php Dan DeRight JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law reveals the history behind recent changes to law and policy which will affect the involvement of military forces with civilian domestic law enforcement...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Obama administration should release those detainees held at Guantanamo Bay who have already been declared to not be a danger to the US... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/david-frakt-hunger-strike.php 2013-04-30T11:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/david-frakt-hunger-strike.php David Mulock JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Obama administration should release those detainees held at Guantanamo Bay who have already been declared to not be a danger to the US...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist John Rothchild of Wayne State University Law School says the Supreme Court's decision in Kirtsaeng could impact the scope of the patent exhaustion doctrine as well as seller-imposed limitations on ownership of purchased copyrighted items... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/john-rothchild-kirtsaeng-exhaustion.php 2013-04-29T15:25:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/john-rothchild-kirtsaeng-exhaustion.php Ben Klaber JURIST Guest Columnist John Rothchild of Wayne State University Law School says the Supreme Court's decision in Kirtsaeng could impact the scope of the patent exhaustion doctrine as well as seller-imposed limitations on ownership of purchased copyrighted items...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Lauren Carasik of the Western New England School of Law says that the US must restrict aid to the Honduran government, so long as human rights abuses continue ... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/lauren-carasik-death-squads.php 2013-04-22T12:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/lauren-carasik-death-squads.php Dan DeRight JURIST Guest Columnist Lauren Carasik of the Western New England School of Law says that the US must restrict aid to the Honduran government, so long as human rights abuses continue ...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Borchers of the Creighton University School of Law says that the Supreme Court's opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum overlooks recent relevant developments in the conflict of laws and may have unintended effects on future cases... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/patrick-borchers-kiobel-conflicts.php 2013-04-19T12:45:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/patrick-borchers-kiobel-conflicts.php Caleb Pittman JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Borchers of the Creighton University School of Law says that the Supreme Court's opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum overlooks recent relevant developments in the conflict of laws and may have unintended effects on future cases...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Ann Kronk of the University of Kansas School of Law evaluates the recent approval of a measure to permit same-sex marriages in the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/elizabeth-kronk-two-spirits.php 2013-04-16T15:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/04/elizabeth-kronk-two-spirits.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Ann Kronk of the University of Kansas School of Law evaluates the recent approval of a measure to permit same-sex marriages in the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians...]]>