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Commentary Trade Secrets (Part 2): The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
Trade Secrets (Part 2): The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
Uche Ewelukwa
February 8, 2018 07:00:00 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Uché Ewelukwa of the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses the dynamic landscape of trade secret law in a multi-part series. In part 2, she discusses the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ... Introduction Signed...

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Commentary Trade Secrets, Tech Innovations and the Changing Legal Landscape
Trade Secrets, Tech Innovations and the Changing Legal Landscape
Uche Ewelukwa
February 6, 2018 02:58:00 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Uché Ewelukwa of the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses the dynamic landscape of trade secret law in a multi-part series. In part 1, she introduces current legal trends in trade secrets ... Introduction 2018...

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Commentary Medicaid Waivers, Work Requirements, and Administrative Discretion
Medicaid Waivers, Work Requirements, and Administrative Discretion
Wendy K. Mariner
February 3, 2018 11:51:11 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Wendy K. Mariner of Boston University School of Law discusses the Trump Administration's recent issued guidance that will allow states to include employment as a requirement for Medicaid enrollment... On January 11, 2018, the Centers for Medicare...

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Commentary Medicaid Work Requirements: Are They Illegal and Will They Increase Poverty?
Medicaid Work Requirements: Are They Illegal and Will They Increase Poverty?
Ruqaiijah Yearby
February 2, 2018 06:46:47 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Ruqaiijah Yearby of Case Western Reserve University School of Law discusses the legality of a work requirement for Medicaid eligibility and the impact this will have on poverty . . . On November 15, 2017, the...

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Commentary Viewpoint Discrimination by Any Other Name: Ohio University's Retaliatory Closure of a Designated Public Forum
Viewpoint Discrimination by Any Other Name: Ohio University's Retaliatory Closure of a Designated Public Forum
Issac Smith
February 2, 2018 08:06:27 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Isaac Smith of the University of Cincinnati School of Law discusses the First Amendment implications of actions taken by Ohio University administrators... In 2017, violent student protests made headlines nationwide. The often minimal discipline meted out...

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Commentary After Nassar: Protecting Athletes by Regulating Sports Medicine
After Nassar: Protecting Athletes by Regulating Sports Medicine
Dionne Koller
January 29, 2018 12:00:23 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Dionne Koller of the University of Baltimore School of Law, discusses the Nassar sexual abuse scandal and the potential for regulation of "sports medicine" ... Sexual abuse of young athletes has been a persistent problem in Olympic...

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Commentary Misunderstanding Indigenous Legal Values in South Sudan
Misunderstanding Indigenous Legal Values in South Sudan
Christina Jones-Pauly
January 25, 2018 02:16:34 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Chris Jones-Pauly discusses the misunderstandings regarding the indigenous laws of South Sudan in the context of transitional justice. In December 2013 South Sudan exploded into civil war, three years after the South's secession. The initial protagonists are...

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Commentary The Story of ICTY:  Legal Success Emerging from Tragedy
The Story of ICTY: Legal Success Emerging from Tragedy
Mohit Gupta
January 16, 2018 08:35:17 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mohit Gupta of South Asian University discusses the legacy of the ICTY... International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), an ad hoc international criminal tribunal established by mandate from United Nations Security Council officially came to...

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Commentary Closing in on Massive Worldwide Copyright Infringement
Closing in on Massive Worldwide Copyright Infringement
Curt Levey
January 14, 2018 09:23:12 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist, Curt Levey, of the Committee for Justice, discusses the implications of Kim Dotcom's fight to avoid extradition from New Zealand to the US...Notorious Internet pirate Kim Dotcom suffered another legal setback last month in his fight to...

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Commentary Paul Manafort's Mysterious Lawsuit
Paul Manafort's Mysterious Lawsuit
William Araiza
January 12, 2018 10:30:05 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist William D. Araiza of the Brooklyn Law School discusses the lawsuit filed by Paul Manafort against Robert Mueller and the Department of Justice... Paul Manafort's recent lawsuit challenging the legality of his indictment by Special Prosecutor Robert...

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Alabama governor Wallace deployed National Guard to stop integration of Tuskegee High

On September 2, 1963, then-Alabama Governor George Wallace surrounded the Tuskegee High School with Alabama National Guard troops in an effort to prevent its integration pursuant to a federal court order in Lee vs. Macon County. In response, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Guard and sent it back to its barracks.

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