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Commentary Vermont: When Armed and Safe Is Not Good Enough
Vermont: When Armed and Safe Is Not Good Enough
Joyce Lee Malcolm
May 27, 2015 05:38:43 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Joyce Lee Malcolm of George Mason University School of Law discusses Vermont's evolving gun law... Much to the frustration of gun control advocates who rate Vermont as "F," the state with the highest per capita gun ownership...

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Commentary Paperwork as a Substantial Religious Burden
Paperwork as a Substantial Religious Burden
Caroline Mala Corbin
May 22, 2015 01:05:45 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Caroline Mala Corbin, of University of Miami School of Law, discusses whether filing paperwork in order to obtain a religious exemption is a substantial burden on religious liberty... Does filing paperwork in order to obtain a religious...

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Commentary Barrel Bombs and Hell Canons Fuel Conflict in Aleppo
Barrel Bombs and Hell Canons Fuel Conflict in Aleppo
Mark A. Summers
May 20, 2015 06:35:51 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mark A. Summers of Barry University School of Law discusses the legality of choice of weapons in the Syrian war in the context of International Humanitarian Law ... Amnesty International (AI) recently condemned the commission of war...

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Commentary The EU Confronts the Ukraine Crisis—Carefully Handling the Double-edged Sword of Self-determination?
The EU Confronts the Ukraine Crisis—Carefully Handling the Double-edged Sword of Self-determination?
Larry Eaker
May 20, 2015 06:34:30 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Eaker of the American University of Paris discusses the EU's position on the Ukraine Crisis ... "United in Diversity"—The Official EU Motto The sweeping expansion of the EU over the past 20 years has seemed to...

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Commentary Will the Last UK Resident Be Released from Guantanamo Next Month?
Will the Last UK Resident Be Released from Guantanamo Next Month?
Peter Jan Honigsberg
May 17, 2015 12:15:06 pm

JURIST guest columnist Peter Jan Honigsberg from the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses possible release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay...On April 24, JURIST reported that Shaker Aamer, a citizen of Saudi Arabia (SA) and a British resident...

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Commentary Sedition Laws and Free Speech
Sedition Laws and Free Speech
Roy S. Gutterman
May 14, 2015 04:08:43 pm

JURIST guest columnist Roy S. Gutterman of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses recent changes to Malaysian sedition law...Sedition, laws criminalizing criticism of a monarchy or government, is not as anachronistic as knights in shining armor or a moat...

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Commentary The Bitter Battle Over Guns Continues
The Bitter Battle Over Guns Continues
Allen Rostron
May 11, 2015 03:17:26 pm

JURIST guest columnist Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law discusses Vermont's recent gun law in light of America's contentious gun politics... Vermont and Kansas are among the states where new laws relating to firearms will...

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Commentary The Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act
The Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act
Raymond J. Toney
May 11, 2015 11:45:44 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Raymond J. Toney discusses the proposed changes to the boards of correction of military records...Senators Boxer, Wyden and Markey have introduced much-needed legislation, the “Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act,” to overhaul protections for military whistleblowers, including...

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Commentary The US Sentencing Commission Votes for Fundamental Fixes to the Sentencing Guidelines
The US Sentencing Commission Votes for Fundamental Fixes to the Sentencing Guidelines
Alan Ellis
May 8, 2015 03:06:43 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists Alan Ellis and Mark H. Allenbaugh, discuss the US Sentencing Commission votes for fundamental fixes to the US Sentencing Guidelines ... On April 9, 2015, the US Sentencing Commission voted to fundamentally fix some portions of the...

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Commentary Everyone Benefits From Religious Liberty Protections
Everyone Benefits From Religious Liberty Protections
Jordan Lorence
May 7, 2015 04:20:01 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Lorence of Alliance Defending Freedom discusses the benefits of religious freedom to liberty protections ... Listening carefully to objections to state religious freedom laws, two assumptions emerge that are demonstratively false. Those who assert them...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism

November 9 is the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism [UNITED factsheet]. On November 9, 1924, American gay activist Henry Gerber and several associates formed the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The Society received a charter from the State of Illinois in December but was disbanded in July 1925 after a police raid which led to Gerber's arrest and trial (albeit not conviction). Pay a virtual visit to Henry Gerber House, now a registered Chicago landmark.

Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts anti-draft law

On November 9, 1970, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in Massachusetts v. Laird not to hear the case of the state's anti-draft law. Massachusetts had passed a law, which allowed its citizens to decline to fight in any undeclared war, even if the person was drafted. The law was passed in opposition to the draft and the war in Vietnam. The First Circuit found the war constitutional and thus struck down the law.

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