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The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support [op-ed]
May 20, 2013 by 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.... [more]
The Intersection of Gun and Abortion Rights [op-ed]
April 4, 2013 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Nicholas Johnson of the Fordham University School of Law examines the parallels between gun and abortion rights within the context of the proposed assault weapons ban legislation...In my previous piece for JURIST, I demonstrated the inadequacy of the current constitutional.... [more]
The ILO and Forced Labor: Ameliorating Poverty and the Hunger for Profits [op-ed]
April 1, 2013 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Susan H. Bitensky of the Michigan State University College of Law says that the International Labor Organization's recent report addressing gaps in the current legal regime erected against forced labor is commendable but unsatisfying, arguing that it only superficially.... [more]
Banning Niqabs in the Canadian Courtroom: Different Standards for Judges [op-ed]
January 24, 2013 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Beverley Baines of the Queen's University Faculty of Law says that the new framework forged by the Supreme Court of Canada in the recent niqab ban case, R. v. N.S., weakens the protections offered to niqab-wearing women...In their December 2012 decision in R. v. N.S. the.... [more]
The CIA and the Unfinished National Archives Inquiry [op-ed]
October 3, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Douglas Cox of the City University of New York School of Law says that the CIA should respond to the National Archives inquiry into the CIA's destruction of detainee interrogation tapes in order to prevent any further destruction of important records...The US Department of.... [more]
A Legal Duty to Prosecute Torturers [op-ed]
October 1, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law argues that the US government's refusal to prosecute those responsible for torture is a hypocritical policy that violates both domestic and international law...During the Bush administration, untold numbers of men were.... [more]
Restoring Rehabilitation to the American Juvenile Justice System [op-ed]
September 24, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Perry Moriearty of the University of Minnesota Law School says that the Supreme Court's recent decision in Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs marks an important step toward restoring principles of rehabilitation to the juvenile justice system...Quantel Lotts was fourteen.... [more]
Recognizing the Role of Discretion in the Immigration System [op-ed]
August 16, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Carolina Núñez of the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School says that recent judicial and executive pronouncements highlight the role and importance of discretion in immigration law...June was a big month for immigration-related news. The US Supreme Cou....... [more]
Fringe Legal Positions and the Supreme Court's ACA Decision [op-ed]
August 2, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Neil Buchanan of the George Washington University Law School says that, of the broad lessons to be learned from the Supreme Court's ACA decision, the most important is how quickly and effectively a fringe legal position can turn mainstream and even change settled law...As we.... [more]
Federalism Concerns in DOMA Litigation [op-ed]
August 1, 2012 by Michael Kalis
JURIST Guest Columnist Julie Nice of the University of San Francisco School of Law says that concerns about federalism principles should lead the Supreme Court to review current litigation surrounding the Defense of Marriage Act, and to hold that the Act is unconstitutional...In the endlessly.... [more]
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