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Commentary A Digital World: Why Law Enforcement Needs to Obey the Fourth Amendment
A Digital World: Why Law Enforcement Needs to Obey the Fourth Amendment
Victoria Drake
September 23, 2017 11:25:47 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Victoria Drake of the St. John's University School of Law discusses Fourth Amendment rights amidst advancements in cloud technology...I am a millennial, and technology is a major part of my life. When I discovered "the cloud," it...

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Commentary Determining a Wedding Date: Retroactive Recognition of Same-Sex Common Law Marriages post-Obergefell
Determining a Wedding Date: Retroactive Recognition of Same-Sex Common Law Marriages post-Obergefell
Julie R. Colton
September 19, 2017 09:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Julie R. Colton of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses how the newfound legalization of same-sex marriage can raise more questions than it answers, particularly with respect to common law marriage... Even though the U.S....

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Commentary Giving a Voice to the 32,000: Why Immigrant Detainees Must Have First Amendment Rights
Giving a Voice to the 32,000: Why Immigrant Detainees Must Have First Amendment Rights
Samantha Chasworth
September 15, 2017 12:47:29 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Samantha Chasworth of the St. John's University School of Law discusses the harsh punishments inflicted upon immigrants in detention facilities... In Pineda Cruz v. Thompson, the women of Karnes County Civil Detention Center in Texas protested the...

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Commentary Investigating the Third Term Related Crimes in Burundi
Investigating the Third Term Related Crimes in Burundi
Pacifique Manirakiza
September 8, 2017 12:49:24 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Professor Pacifique Manirakiza of the University of Ottawa discusses the complexities behind investigations into the atrocities in Burundi and the need for a special tribunal to prosecute the crimes ... In April 2016, the International Criminal Court...

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Commentary Comparing the Federalist vs. Intergovernmentalist View of the EU
Comparing the Federalist vs. Intergovernmentalist View of the EU
Sedef Asli Topal
September 7, 2017 04:13:04 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Sedef Asli Topal of the University of Szeged discusses the EU's institutional framework using two popular approaches...The transformation of the European Union into "an ever closer union" in terms of political space is a topic of which...

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Commentary The NFL: Tough but not Tough Enough (On Domestic Violence)
The NFL: Tough but not Tough Enough (On Domestic Violence)
Shannon Riordan
September 1, 2017 03:45:18 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Shannon Riordan of St. John's University, discusses domestic violence in the NFL ... On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice, a top National Football League (NFL) player for the Baltimore Ravens, was arrested on assault charges, after he...

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Commentary "America First" As Lawless Retreat From National Security
"America First" As Lawless Retreat From National Security
Louis René Beres
August 31, 2017 02:32:14 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, critically analyzes Trump's "America First" foreign policy... "The existence of `system' in the world is at once obvious to every observer of nature....Each element of the cosmos is positively woven from...

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Commentary Nine Things You Need to Know about Texas’ New Cyberbullying Law
Nine Things You Need to Know about Texas’ New Cyberbullying Law
Benson Varghese
August 30, 2017 05:44:53 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Attorney Benson Varghese of Varghese Summersett, discusses Texas' new cyberbullying law ... Back in the day, a schoolyard bully was a student’s worst nightmare. Now, it’s cyberbullies that teens fear the most. Not only can cyberbullies...

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Commentary Giving Serial Rapists a Permanent Mark on Campus
Giving Serial Rapists a Permanent Mark on Campus
Sarah Silverhardt
August 30, 2017 12:54:47 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Sarah Silverhardt of St. John's University discusses the implications of continued ignorance of serial rapists on college campuses... Unlike your Sunday marathon of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, this heinous crime was real. Two Virginia students...

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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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On October 18, 1929, The Privy Council of the United Kingdom declared that women were considered "persons" under the laws of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada had held in Edwards v. Canada that women were not considered "persons" under Canada's governing law, the British North America Act. The Privy Council overturned this ruling, declaring "that the exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word 'persons' should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?"

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