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Commentary The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy
The Iraqi High Court's Understated Rise to Legitimacy
Jeremiah Lee
April 23, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a look at recent decisions by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court illustrates the court's growing authority as an independent and legitimate voice in matters of...

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Commentary Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?
Is Health Care Reform Constitutional?
Jeremiah Lee
April 21, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that although challenges to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are valuable for inspiring dialogue within and outside the legal community, they...

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Commentary Not Child's Play: Revisiting the Law of Child Soldiers
Not Child's Play: Revisiting the Law of Child Soldiers
Jeremiah Lee
April 13, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Special Guest Columnist Lt. Col. Chris Jenks (USA), Chief of the International Law Branch of the Office of the Judge Advocate General, says that the discussion on child soldiers in general and Omar Khadr in particular should be broadened...

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Commentary The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements
The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements
Jeremiah Lee
April 7, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Kattan of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, says that morally, legally, and politically the Obama administration is on solid ground in its confrontation with the...

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Commentary Prosecuting Terror Suspects in Federal Court: The Right Choice
Prosecuting Terror Suspects in Federal Court: The Right Choice
Jeremiah Lee
April 2, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Virginia Sloan, president and founder of the bipartisan Washington DC-based Constitution Project, says that US Attorney General Eric Holder should stand by his decision to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in traditional federal court, rather than in military...

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Commentary Supervising Intelligence: A Checked and Balanced Approach to National Security
Supervising Intelligence: A Checked and Balanced Approach to National Security
Jeremiah Lee
March 22, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnists Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman of New England Law | Boston say that Congress's effort to gain greater oversight of certain intelligence actions through the Intelligence Authorization Acts for Fiscal Year 2010 is a clear example of...

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Commentary Sovereignty, Atrocities and Accountability
Sovereignty, Atrocities and Accountability
Jeremiah Lee
March 17, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Laurie Blank of Emory Law's International Humanitarian Law Clinic says while legal debates about sovereign immunity most often center on principles of comity versus principles of victim access to justice, courts ruling on this issue should not...

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Commentary Roberts' Response: Not Out of Line (Either)
Roberts' Response: Not Out of Line (Either)
Jeremiah Lee
March 16, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, says recent comments by Chief Justice Roberts responding to President Obama's criticism of the Supreme Court's Citizen's United ruling were not disrespectful toward the institutions of Congress...

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Commentary A Better Course: More on the Court-martial Alternative to Military Commissions
A Better Course: More on the Court-martial Alternative to Military Commissions
Jeremiah Lee
March 15, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Geoffrey S. Corn, Lt. Col. US Army (Ret.), a former Special Assistant to the Judge Advocate General for Law of War Matters and currently a professor at South Texas College of Law, says that no matter how...

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Commentary Court-martial: A Third Option for Trying Al Qaeda and Taliban Detainees
Court-martial: A Third Option for Trying Al Qaeda and Taliban Detainees
Jeremiah Lee
March 12, 2010 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says regularly constituted military courts-martial could be a plausible third option for federal prosecution of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban outside of federal district courts or...

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Puerto Ricans granted U.S. Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status a United State territory and granting all of its residents U.S. citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the U.S. military.

In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

Lord Mansfield born

Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702.

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