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Commentary Some things can’t be lost in translation in New Orleans
Some things can’t be lost in translation in New Orleans
JURIST Commentator
March 10, 2006 09:16:00 am

Candace Stockey : "This week, I, along with our fearless leader, Elizabeth Seitz (Pitt Law 3L), and Andrew Wood (Pitt Law 1L), volunteered at New Orleans Legal Assistance (NOLAC), a non-profit...

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Commentary The Pro Bono Project in New Orleans
The Pro Bono Project in New Orleans
JURIST Commentator
March 9, 2006 08:21:00 pm

Kevin Baum and Ricardo Alvarado : "The Pro Bono Project's (PBP) mission is to provide free quality civil legal services to the poor by engaging volunteer attorneys to provide...

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Commentary Truth, justice, and the American way?
Truth, justice, and the American way?
JURIST Commentator
March 8, 2006 11:20:00 pm

Tahira Bland : "Anne Bryson, Gina Mosley, and I have been assigned to a non-profit law firm, the Justice Center. The primary focus of the Justice Center is to provide indigent...

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Commentary Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast
JURIST Commentator
March 8, 2006 03:30:00 pm

Frank Swaney : "Forgotten largely by national media coverage and private donations, the Mississippi Gulf Coast represents the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. The Mississippi Center for Justice therefore has...

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Commentary Pitt Law in New Orleans: ACORN team report
Pitt Law in New Orleans: ACORN team report
JURIST Commentator
March 7, 2006 07:41:00 pm

Gordon Goldsmith : "Greetings from the Bayou and the ACORN team, consisting of Hannah Burke, Gordon Goldsmith, Robert Lionel Hawkins, Marni Richman and Pete Vitelli, all 2L and 3L law students...

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Commentary Katrina legal aid for Spring Break
Katrina legal aid for Spring Break
JURIST Commentator
March 7, 2006 04:22:00 pm

Elizabeth Seitz : "The Student Hurricane Network (SHN) is a national association of law students dedicated to providing long-term assistance to communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina (www.studenthurricanenetwork.org). In December, SHN facilitated...

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Commentary Rumsfeld lawsuit and DOJ error
Rumsfeld lawsuit and DOJ error
JURIST Commentator
March 7, 2006 03:55:00 pm

Jordan Paust : "A DOJ filing in the lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld concerning detainee abuse attempts to defend torture, cruel treatment, inhuman treatment, degrading treatment, and humilitaring treatment of detainees expressly authorized by Secretary...

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Commentary Why revise FISA? Some points to consider…
Why revise FISA? Some points to consider…
JURIST Commentator
February 20, 2006 01:29:00 pm

Brian J. Foley : "Why should Congress revise FISA to give the executive more power to spy? The main argument that AG Gonzales seemed to raise at the February 6 hearing was that it is too...

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Commentary Reward for murdering Danish cartoonist
Reward for murdering Danish cartoonist
JURIST Commentator
February 19, 2006 12:12:00 am

Anthony D'Amato : "Lawyers in Denmark should investigate their criminal law of attempt, incitement to murder, conspiracy to murder, and procuring murder. If any of these are available under Danish law, then there would be no...

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Commentary Cheney may be guilty
Cheney may be guilty
JURIST Commentator
February 16, 2006 02:59:00 pm

Jordan Paust : "Vice President Cheney has stated that he has the "power" to declassify classified material, but did he exercise that power before granting others the power to leak classified information? Richard Nixon learned that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism

November 9 is the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism [UNITED factsheet]. On November 9, 1924, American gay activist Henry Gerber and several associates formed the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The Society received a charter from the State of Illinois in December but was disbanded in July 1925 after a police raid which led to Gerber's arrest and trial (albeit not conviction). Pay a virtual visit to Henry Gerber House, now a registered Chicago landmark.

Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts anti-draft law

On November 9, 1970, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in Massachusetts v. Laird not to hear the case of the state's anti-draft law. Massachusetts had passed a law, which allowed its citizens to decline to fight in any undeclared war, even if the person was drafted. The law was passed in opposition to the draft and the war in Vietnam. The First Circuit found the war constitutional and thus struck down the law.

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