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Commentary Sports Betting and the Supreme Court
Sports Betting and the Supreme Court
Keith Miller
January 24, 2017 02:38:31 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Keith Miller of Drake University Law School discusses the future of sports gambling in the United States...In a move that caught many people by surprise, on January 16 the United Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to...

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Commentary Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
Federal Communicable Disease Regulation: Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Health
James Hodge
January 20, 2017 02:01:59 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... On...

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Commentary Antitrust and the Mylan Conspiracy
Antitrust and the Mylan Conspiracy
Daryl Lim
January 15, 2017 10:15:59 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Daryl Lim of The John Marshall School of Law discusses the implications and predictions of the recent Mylan investigations after 20 US states file lawsuits...In an age of divisive politics, there has been a surprising amount of...

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Commentary Sixth Circuit Undermines Labor Statute
Sixth Circuit Undermines Labor Statute
Angela B. Cornell
January 12, 2017 11:19:31 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Angela B. Cornell of Cornell Law School discusses the implications that a recent case in Kentucky will have on labor relations and labor rights...Departing from decades of labor and industrial relations practice in the U.S. and rejecting...

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Commentary Benny King and the criminalization of addiction in America
Benny King and the criminalization of addiction in America
Stephen Cooper
January 10, 2017 12:08:22 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper discusses the story of Benny King and the criminalization of addiction... Benny King is a gregarious, good-hearted, God-fearing 53-year-old black man from Alabama who shouldn’t be in prison. But he is. Mr. King...

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Commentary What the Federal Court Decision Against Blanket Drug Testing Means for Students
What the Federal Court Decision Against Blanket Drug Testing Means for Students
Krista Grobelny
January 7, 2017 12:45:02 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Reid T. Murdoch, Esq., Board member of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, analyzes a major Eighth Circuit ruling prohibiting blanket drug testing of college students...Blanket drug testing of college students is officially unconstitutional, a US Court of...

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Commentary No Ordinary Lawsuit: <span class="casename">Juliana v. United States</span> is a Landmark Precedent  for Climate Change Legislation
No Ordinary Lawsuit: Juliana v. United States is a Landmark Precedent for Climate Change Legislation
Gabriela Steier
January 6, 2017 06:02:16 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Gabriela Steier of the Duquesne University School of Law and Food Law International LLP discusses the possible effects of a landmark court decision in climate change litigation..."This is no ordinary lawsuit," wrote Judge Ann Aiken of the...

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Commentary Data Localization Laws: an Emerging Global Trend
Data Localization Laws: an Emerging Global Trend
Courtney Bowman
January 6, 2017 09:53:50 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Courtney Bowman , discusses the emerging trend of localized data and how corporations and governments are reacting this emerging technology... The combined forces of globalization and technology have enabled an expansion of international business opportunities the...

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Commentary Presidential Power and Arctic Drilling: A Political Fight
Presidential Power and Arctic Drilling: A Political Fight
Victor B. Flatt
January 5, 2017 03:02:28 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Victor B. Flatt of Universtiy of North Carolina School of Law discusses the recent withdrawal of arctic lands from drilling by President Obama...On Dec. 20, 2016, President Obama withdrew all of the northern Atlantic Ocean and most...

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Commentary Accelerating Progress: State Laws Governing Autonomous Vehicles
Accelerating Progress: State Laws Governing Autonomous Vehicles
John Terwilleger
January 3, 2017 08:10:32 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist John Terwilleger, of Gunster, discusses the development and regulation of "driverless" vehicles and how federal and state governments are addressing this emerging technology... Self-driving, or “autonomous” vehicles have advanced dramatically in recent years, to the point...

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