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Commentary Class Actions Back from the Brink: The Future of Mootness and “Pick-Offs” in Class Action Litigation Following Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez
Class Actions Back from the Brink: The Future of Mootness and “Pick-Offs” in Class Action Litigation Following Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez
Evan M. Meyers and Paul Geske
March 14, 2016 03:30:39 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists Evan M. Meyers and Paul Geske of McGuire Law, PC discuss the US Supreme Court's recent decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez and the implications of this decision...The US Supreme Court’s recent January 20, 2016 decision in...

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Commentary Closing Guantanamo Isn't Enough
Closing Guantanamo Isn't Enough
Jared A. Goldstein
March 10, 2016 11:48:34 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Jared A. Goldstein of Roger Williams University School of Law discusses President Obama's proposal to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay...Last month President Obama announced his latest plan to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay. Under...

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Commentary Sustaining Trans* Individuals’ Claim to Medical Negligence
Sustaining Trans* Individuals’ Claim to Medical Negligence
Akhil Kang
March 8, 2016 07:54:31 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Akhil Kang, discusses a case in Punjab and Haryana High court where castrated cis-gendered men brought a criminal case against religious groups claiming that they were induced to undergo castration on the promise of attaining higher enlightenment......

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Commentary The Failure of Illicit Asset Recovery: A Haitian Case Study
The Failure of Illicit Asset Recovery: A Haitian Case Study
Rogendy Toussaint
March 2, 2016 09:00:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Rogendy Toussaint of St. John&aposapos;s University School of Law Class of 2016, is the twelfth author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Toussaint discusses whether the disparate impact of...

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Commentary Is Water a Commodity or a Human Right? Lessons from Flint
Is Water a Commodity or a Human Right? Lessons from Flint
Ryan Stoa
February 29, 2016 08:45:13 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Ryan Stoa of Florida International University School of Law discusses the lessons from the Flint, Michigan water crisis ...When I teach Water Resources Law to my students, I often start each semester by juxtaposing two competing conceptualizations:...

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Commentary Life—It’s Worth a Second Look
Life—It’s Worth a Second Look
Daniel J. Wright
February 25, 2016 10:31:25 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel J. Wright of The Law Office of Daniel Wright discusses the need to revisit life without parole sentencing in the US justice system..."No one truly knows a nation," Nelson Mandela wrote, "until one has been inside...

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Commentary When Equitable Remedies Give Way to Remedies at Law (or How to Avoid a Benefits Plan's Subrogation Clause)
When Equitable Remedies Give Way to Remedies at Law (or How to Avoid a Benefits Plan's Subrogation Clause)
John Klinker
February 24, 2016 02:09:40 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist John W. Klinker of Loyola University Chicago School of Law discusses how the decision in Montanile potentially creates a precedent that could affect the funding of welfare benefit plans... A common term in welfare benefit plans establishes...

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Commentary On the Road to Abolition: Capital Punishment and Its Uncertain Future in the United States
On the Road to Abolition: Capital Punishment and Its Uncertain Future in the United States
Meghan Ryan
February 24, 2016 09:07:49 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Meghan J. Ryan of Dedman School of Law, Associate Professor of Law, discusses the evolution and future of the death penalty...Capital punishment in this country has a long and storied history. In the early years, the colonies...

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Commentary Republicans Play Hypocritical Politics With the Supreme Court
Republicans Play Hypocritical Politics With the Supreme Court
Bryan H. Wildenthal
February 21, 2016 10:17:58 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Bryan H. Wildenthal of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego discusses the history of Supreme Court vacancies and presidential nominations during presidential election years...Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the most provocative judges in American...

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Commentary Zika Virus and the Intersection of Medical and Legal Triage
Zika Virus and the Intersection of Medical and Legal Triage
James G Hodge
February 18, 2016 09:38:58 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU), John L. Hick of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Dan Hanfling of the UPMC Center for Health Security and...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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