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Commentary Hiding Behind the Veil of the "Civil System" to Perpetuate Inhumane Treatment Against Pregnant Women
Hiding Behind the Veil of the "Civil System" to Perpetuate Inhumane Treatment Against Pregnant Women
Makousse IIboudo
October 21, 2015 10:03:48 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Makousse Ilboudo of St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016 is the third author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Makousse discusses the need for...

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Commentary The Right Not To Be Mutilated: Intersex People and The Quest For Justice
The Right Not To Be Mutilated: Intersex People and The Quest For Justice
Arvind Narrain
October 14, 2015 08:20:56 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Arvind Narrain of ARC International discusses the issues with assigning a gender to intersex born children... International recognition of sexual and gender diversity has grown from the protection of sexual orientation (Toonen v Australia) to gender identity...

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Commentary DOJ's New "Individual Accountability" Policy Pits Employers Against Employees
DOJ's New "Individual Accountability" Policy Pits Employers Against Employees
Katrice Bridges
October 13, 2015 09:05:32 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Katrice Bridges Copeland of Penn State Law at University Park discusses the controversy surrounding the Department of Justices' failure to prosecute corporations and those associated with corporate fraud following the Financial Crisis of 2008... The Department of...

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Commentary Alice's Unintended Social Effect on Employment
Alice's Unintended Social Effect on Employment
Lawson Huyhn
October 7, 2015 08:14:52 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Lawson Huynh from St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016, is the second author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Huyhn discusses the impact a...

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Commentary Responding to the Refugee Crisis, Can Lawyers Help?
Responding to the Refugee Crisis, Can Lawyers Help?
Karla McKanders
October 5, 2015 10:59:56 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Karla McKanders of the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law discusses the European refugee crisis... This commentary explores actions lawyers can take to hold signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention accountable for protecting refugee and asylum...

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Commentary In Kansas, A Battle of the Branches
In Kansas, A Battle of the Branches
William J. Rich
September 29, 2015 12:55:13 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist William J. Rich, of Washburn University School of Law, discusses the conflict between branches of the Kansas government that has been intensified in the case of Solomon v. Kansas... In 2014, the Kansas legislature altered the way...

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Commentary Gay Marriage and Michigan No-Fault Spousal Benefits
Gay Marriage and Michigan No-Fault Spousal Benefits
David Christensen
September 29, 2015 09:20:59 am

JURIST Guest Columnist David Christensen from Christensen Law discusses the impact of spousal benefits on the LGBT community...When the US Supreme Court ruled that states could not ban gay marriage earlier this year, it did more than just given them...

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Commentary Doctors, Patients, Guns and the Public's Health: Wollschlaeger II
Doctors, Patients, Guns and the Public's Health: Wollschlaeger II
James G Hodge
September 28, 2015 09:38:21 am

JURIST Guest Columnist James G. Hodge, Jr. of Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University discusses the significance of the outcome of Wollschlaeger II and its impact on the public's health... Without question significant access to guns...

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Commentary A Sino-American Cyber Security Agreement: Crisis Composed of Danger and Opportunity?
A Sino-American Cyber Security Agreement: Crisis Composed of Danger and Opportunity?
Professor Kevin Govern | Ave Maria School of Law
September 28, 2015 09:20:36 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law discusses the latest cyber security agreement between China and the US... It is a longstanding fiction that the Chinese word for "crisis" is composed of elements that signify "danger"...

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Commentary 1951 Refugee Convention: Moral Aspiration or Legal Obligation?
1951 Refugee Convention: Moral Aspiration or Legal Obligation?
Karla McKanders
September 28, 2015 08:47:26 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Karla McKanders of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Law discusses the European refugee crisis... "They are people in genuine need of our protection. There is no wall you would not climb, no sea you would...

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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.

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

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