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Commentary The Need for Remedies to Combat Fraud in Ballot Initiatives
The Need for Remedies to Combat Fraud in Ballot Initiatives
Jessica George
August 23, 2017 10:23:02 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica George of St. John's University discusses the need for a cause of action to remedy fraudulent voting processes ... Equal opportunity initiatives will always remain a hotly contested issue that incites passionate political action - so...

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Commentary The Trump Presidency's Most Urgent Peril
The Trump Presidency's Most Urgent Peril
Louis René Beres
August 22, 2017 07:24:20 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis Rene Beres of Purdue University discusses President Trump's potentially problematic access to and control over America's nuclear arsenal, an issue relatively unaddressed amidst the constant discussion of Trump-related scandal... Strictly speaking, insanity is not a proper...

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Commentary Revisiting India's Non-Ratification of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions: Do They Hold Up Today?
Revisiting India's Non-Ratification of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions: Do They Hold Up Today?
Md Tabish Eqbal
August 20, 2017 03:31:24 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Md Tabish Eqbal of South Asia University discusses why India should reconsider its initial objections to ratifying the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions... Like many other branches of international law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) grew...

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Commentary President Trump, North Korea and Nuclear War
President Trump, North Korea and Nuclear War
Louis René Beres
August 14, 2017 10:07:55 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of the Purdue University College of Liberal Arts discusses President Donald Trump's recent antics and how they will affect the potential for nuclear action...Increasingly, Donald Trump is showing palpable signs of debility. Most worrisome,...

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Commentary The Discussion People AREN’T Having About Sanctuary Cities
The Discussion People AREN’T Having About Sanctuary Cities
Colin Whitlow
August 13, 2017 10:16:05 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Colin Whitlow, Head of Content at CrowdJustice, discusses the legal battle between “sanctuary cities” and the federal government and how one directly related issue has received notably less attention: whether sanctuary cities may incur civil liabilities in...

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Commentary Trump and North Korea: Beware the Boogeyman
Trump and North Korea: Beware the Boogeyman
David Crane
August 11, 2017 08:08:22 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses how President Trump is using the conflict with North Korea to divert attention from his own shortcomings...Tyrants need a war. Looking back over the past hundred...

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Commentary The Call for a National Emergency in Response to the Opiate Epidemic
The Call for a National Emergency in Response to the Opiate Epidemic
James G Hodge
August 8, 2017 06:52:58 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University and Sarah A. Noe of the University of Pennsylvania Law School discuss the recent national call for a Presidential state of emergency...

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Commentary O.J.: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been, Keep the Cameras Rolling
O.J.: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been, Keep the Cameras Rolling
Royal Oakes
August 1, 2017 09:27:27 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Royal Oakes discusses the newest chapter in O.J. Simpson's legal drama, and what it portends for the future... In a word association game you might not connect O.J. Simpson with the legendary group The Grateful Dead, but...

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Commentary Amazon, "Kill Quill," and the Two Bills
Amazon, "Kill Quill," and the Two Bills
Matt Belenky
August 1, 2017 09:33:34 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Matt Belenky of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses Amazon's sales tax policy... As of April 1, 2017, Amazon, once a leader in pushing for online purchases to be tax free, announced it would collect...

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Commentary Gagging Attorneys: A Critical Look at the ABA "Anti-Discrimination" Rule
Gagging Attorneys: A Critical Look at the ABA "Anti-Discrimination" Rule
Bradley Abramson
July 31, 2017 02:17:38 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Bradley Abramson of Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the new ABA Model Rules and potential first amendment concerns ... The new ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) prohibits attorneys from engaging in "harmful," "derogatory," or "demeaning" speech in any activity...

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US judge upheld wartime detention of Japanese-Americans

On September 1, 1942, a federal judge in Sacramento, California, US, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans and Japanese nationals during World War II. Learn more about Japanese-American internment.

ANZUS Treaty signed

On September 1, 1951, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States signed ANZUS, a mutual defense accord similar to NATO in Europe. The alliance between the US and New Zealand, however, has been suspended since 1985, after the institution of New Zealand's nuclear-free zone prohibited US nuclear warships from entering New Zealand's ports.

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