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Commentary Brazil’s President Impeached: Could It Happen Here?
Brazil’s President Impeached: Could It Happen Here?
Joseph Marren
September 5, 2016 08:05:47 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Joseph H. Marren discusses the impeachment of Brazil's President... On August 30 Brazil's Senate voted to convict Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on charges that she used improper accounting to cover-up a growing budget deficit and illegal loans...

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Commentary Land as the Center of Social and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
Land as the Center of Social and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
Henok G. Gabisa
August 30, 2016 12:49:17 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Henok G. Gabisa of the Bekele Gerba et al International Legal Defense Project discusses the motivation behind Olympic marathoner Feyisa Lilesa's arm-crossed protest at the finish line at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil......

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Commentary Protecting Abortion Rights after <u>Whole Woman&#8217;s Health</u>
Protecting Abortion Rights after Whole Woman’s Health
Maya Manian
August 19, 2016 08:50:26 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Maya Manian of the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses the history of abortion laws, and how Whole Woman's Health has impacted women's constitutional right to access abortion care...As numerous commentators have noted, the Supreme...

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Commentary American Bar Association Attacks Attorney Speech Rights
American Bar Association Attacks Attorney Speech Rights
Brad Abramson
August 17, 2016 08:08:11 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Brad Abramson discusses the new ABA amendment...At its recent annual convention the American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution amending Rule 8.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the code of ethics that governs attorney...

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Commentary What Next on Terror and Guns?
What Next on Terror and Guns?
Fredrick Vars
August 17, 2016 12:47:10 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Fredrick Vars of the University of Alabama School of Law, proposes a compromise federal approach to the problem of guns and terrorism... Just over two months ago we witnessed the worst mass shooting in US history,...

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Commentary The DAPA Non-Decision: The Meaning of Missed Opportunities
The DAPA Non-Decision: The Meaning of Missed Opportunities
Glenn C. Smith
August 16, 2016 05:18:39 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses what a four-four Supreme Court split means for the future of President Obama's immigration policy...As a professor of complex constitutional and statutory law issues, I'm not...

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Commentary Trump&apos;s Invitation To Hack Or To Share The Spoils Of A Hack
Trump's Invitation To Hack Or To Share The Spoils Of A Hack
Albert Scherr
August 7, 2016 09:23:09 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Albert E. Scherr of University of New Hampshire School of Law discusses Donald Trumps's recent statements...The spectacle of Donald Trump's invitation to the Russian government to either hack Hillary Clinton's e-mail or provide to him the results...

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Commentary The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here&apos;s What Changed—And Didn&apos;t.
The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here's What Changed—And Didn't.
Jonathan Bruno
July 29, 2016 05:03:51 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Bruno of the Harvard Law School discusses recent changes to and ongoing limitations of the Freedom of Information Act...A few weeks ago, President Obama signed into law a major amendment of the US Freedom of Information...

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Commentary On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
Stephen Cooper
July 22, 2016 12:36:16 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper, a former DC public defender, addresses prosecutor Michele Hanisee's remarks concerning the death penalty in California... Speaking in favor of Proposition 66, the ballot initiative that seeks to speed up executions in California to Texas-like...

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Commentary Indigenous Legal Orders as a Challenge to the Mainstream International Environmental Law Regime
Indigenous Legal Orders as a Challenge to the Mainstream International Environmental Law Regime
Mahmudul Hasan
July 19, 2016 09:26:42 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Mahmudul Hasan of University of Development Alternative discusses how international environmental law can be influenced by indigenous orders...In the realm of international environmental law, we have seen how various conceptions of international law; ideas about sovereignty and...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

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