Professional Commentary

Introduction In the spring of 2020, Kingfish Maine (KM) and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) began collaborating on a proposed $110 million onshore fish farm in Jonesport, a small fishing town in Maine. The path to MDEP approval has been convoluted and opaque, ultimately resulting in the green light for an international corporate [...]

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The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is not merely a relic of a darker era in American history—it is a live wire capable of short-circuiting rights protected by US constitution. The act’s recent invocation by the Trump administration to summarily detain and forcibly disappear Venezuelan men into a notorious prison in El Salvador has pushed [...]

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A recent California appellate decision has thrown into doubt one of the most fundamental principles of corporate law: that shareholders, even when passive, have legal rights that are enforceable and protected. By denying recovery to a publicly held company defrauded by its own CEO—and by treating that CEO’s fraud as the company’s own—the court effectively [...]

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In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]

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In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]

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In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]

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Exactly three years ago, I came back to Russia after treatment following my poisoning. I was arrested at the airport. And for three years, I’ve been in prison. And for three years I’ve been answering the same question. Prisoners ask it simply and directly. Prison officials inquire about it cautiously, with the recorders turned off. [...]

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Recently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel’s challenge to jurisdiction and issued arrest warrants for the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant are for crimes against humanity and war crimes alleged to have been committed between October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024. [...]

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