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Commentary Egypt's New Cybercrime Law: Another Legislative Failure
Egypt's New Cybercrime Law: Another Legislative Failure
Mohamed Abdelaal
July 9, 2016 06:19:15 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed Abdelaal of McKinney School of Law and Alexandria School of Law discusses the significance of Egypt's new cybercrime draft law... On May 10, 2016, the Egyptian House of Representatives began to consider a new 33-article cybercrime...

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Commentary Proposition 66, The “Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016,” is Fool’s Gold for Californians
Proposition 66, The “Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016,” is Fool’s Gold for Californians
Stephen Cooper
July 4, 2016 10:02:17 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper, a former DC public defender discusses how California's Proposition 66 will fail to reform California's fractured death penalty system... "Californians for Death Penalty Savings and Reform"—an advocacy group spearheaded by district attorneys and several family...

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Commentary Potential Legal Consequences of Mexico’s Initiative to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Potential Legal Consequences of Mexico’s Initiative to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Graciela Jasa Silveira
July 2, 2016 05:25:09 am

JURIST Guest Colomnist Graciela Jasa Silveira discusses potential legal and constitutional consequences as a result of Mexican President Peña Nieto's initiatives to support same-sex family rights...Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto made public two bills to make-constitutional the...

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Commentary When Prosecutors Parade, Criminal Justice Becomes a Circus
When Prosecutors Parade, Criminal Justice Becomes a Circus
Stephen Cooper and Donnie W. Bethel
June 30, 2016 12:44:06 am

JURIST Guest Columnists Stephen Cooper and Donnie W. Bethel discuss the effect of the behavior of Prosecutors who parade their cases to the media has on the Criminal Justice system... Call us 'old school', but like the Honorable Scott Milne...

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Commentary The Brexit Legal Mess—Falling Into a Black Hole?
The Brexit Legal Mess—Falling Into a Black Hole?
Larry Eaker
June 29, 2016 09:15:01 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Eaker, former Professor at the American University of Paris discusses the possible legal consequences of the UK's decision to exit the EU... As a historian, I fear Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction not...

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Commentary "Blue Lives Matter" Has No Place in Hate Crime Laws
"Blue Lives Matter" Has No Place in Hate Crime Laws
Jessica Henry
June 29, 2016 02:36:19 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica Henry of Montclair State University discusses the recent additions to Louisiana's hate crime legislation...Last month, Louisiana passed a "Blue Lives Matter" amendment to its hate crime statute. Under the newly-amended law, it is now a hate...

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Commentary Overcriminalization & Mass Incarceration: SCOTUS’ Decision in the Hobbs Act Case Will Increase Both
Overcriminalization & Mass Incarceration: SCOTUS’ Decision in the Hobbs Act Case Will Increase Both
Stephen Cooper and Donnie W. Bethel
June 26, 2016 03:48:16 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists Donnie W. Bethel and Stephen A. Cooper discuss how recent Supreme Court's decision related to the Hobbs Act only serves to further take up space and resources in the federal prisons... People of all persuasions, political parties...

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Commentary Undisclosed Fraud Sinks Third-Party Benefits Lawsuit
Undisclosed Fraud Sinks Third-Party Benefits Lawsuit
David Christensen
June 26, 2016 02:39:24 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist David Christensen of Christensen Law discusses recent developments in Michigan auto law that affect third-party benefits... For the past 40 years, plaintiffs' attorneys seeking no-fault benefits for their clients have relied on the innocent third-party rule. This...

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Commentary Louisiana's Designation of Anti-Police Bias as a Hate Crime Category
Louisiana's Designation of Anti-Police Bias as a Hate Crime Category
James B. Jacobs
June 20, 2016 12:06:12 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist James B. Jacobs of New York University School of Law discusses the recent changes to hate crimes in Louisiana... Federal and state hate crime laws enhance criminal punishment for offenders motivated by certain widely condemned biases, the...

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Commentary The Right to Choose: Trial by Jury, or Judge
The Right to Choose: Trial by Jury, or Judge
Tim Lynch
June 20, 2016 11:13:27 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Tim Lynch of The Cato Institute discusses the right of defendants to choose between a trial by jury or trial by judge...Trial by jury is one of the most celebrated rights in the American Constitution, but what...

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Nepalese crown prince kills king and other royal family members

Nepalese Crown Prince Dipendra killed his father, King Birendra, and eight other royal family members on June 1, 2001 in an event which would come to be known as the Nepalese Royal Massacre. Dipendra then shot himself in the head and died three days later. The crown prince's motives are still shrouded in mystery, although speculation continues. Nepal would later become a republic on May 28, 2008. Learn more about the Nepalese Royal Massacre.

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On June 1, 2000, the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) was signed in Geneva. The purpose of PLT is to make the patent process easier for the applicant at the international level by streamlining the regional and national patent procedures in member countries. Today, there are 19 contracting states and 59 additional nations have signed PLT. Learn more about the Patent Law Treaty from the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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