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Commentary President Trump, in the Name of God, Go.
President Trump, in the Name of God, Go.
Dave Rodkey
July 12, 2017 09:55:45 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis of University of Toledo College of Law adapts Leo Amery's famous 1940 speech calling for the ousting of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for the age of Trump...May I say that I agree wholeheartedly with...

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Commentary Supreme Court to Syrian (and other) Refugees: Drop Dead
Supreme Court to Syrian (and other) Refugees: Drop Dead
Dave Rodkey
June 28, 2017 12:03:07 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis of University of Toledo College of Law discusses the effect the Supreme Court's recent decision to stay parts of President Trump's "Muslim ban" will have on vulnerable refugees...On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court...

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Commentary The Galactic Empire: Lessons in Geopolitics from a “Galaxy Far, Far Away”
The Galactic Empire: Lessons in Geopolitics from a “Galaxy Far, Far Away”
Dave Rodkey
June 19, 2017 10:39:32 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations... In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance are pitted against the Sith and...

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Commentary Can He Do That? Trump’s Executive Order on the Outer Continental Shelf
Can He Do That? Trump’s Executive Order on the Outer Continental Shelf
Dave Rodkey
May 24, 2017 08:39:54 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jay Austin of the Environmental Law Institute discusses President Trump's recent executive order concerning offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf ... Even before this week's dramatic events, the topic of "presidential power" had already been trending....

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Commentary Did Trump Commit High Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Did Trump Commit High Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Dave Rodkey
May 17, 2017 09:30:58 pm

JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn, Professor Emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses the legal framework of a potential Trump impeachment...Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has responded to the crescendo of outrage by appointing former FBI director Robert Mueller...

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Commentary International Treaty and Constitution: Contradictions of Cameroon
International Treaty and Constitution: Contradictions of Cameroon
Dave Rodkey
February 3, 2017 05:39:08 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Doris Toyou of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses treaty translation issues in the nation of Cameroon... The 2016 unrest in the Republic of Cameroon ("Cameroon") started when a group of Anglophone lawyers demanded an...

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Commentary The DAPA Non-Decision: The Meaning of Missed Opportunities
The DAPA Non-Decision: The Meaning of Missed Opportunities
Dave Rodkey
August 16, 2016 05:18:39 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses what a four-four Supreme Court split means for the future of President Obama's immigration policy...As a professor of complex constitutional and statutory law issues, I'm not...

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Commentary The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here's What Changed—And Didn't.
The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here's What Changed—And Didn't.
Dave Rodkey
July 29, 2016 05:03:51 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Bruno of the Harvard Law School discusses recent changes to and ongoing limitations of the Freedom of Information Act...A few weeks ago, President Obama signed into law a major amendment of the US Freedom of Information...

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Commentary The Third Time's The Charm?
The Third Time's The Charm?
Dave Rodkey
July 16, 2016 12:54:29 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Hammond of the Santa Clara Law School discusses a recent net neutrality ruling and what it means for the future of the internet...After three tries before the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the...

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Commentary Sex, Lies and “Severe Impact”: In Defense of Judge Aaron Persky
Sex, Lies and “Severe Impact”: In Defense of Judge Aaron Persky
Dave Rodkey
June 18, 2016 05:30:04 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Nicholas M. Wooldridge discusses judge Aaron Persky's sentencing of convicted Stanford sex offender Brock Turner...Brock Allen Turner was convicted of three felony counts related to his digital penetration of an unconscious victim behind a dumpster at a...

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Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse.  However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.

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