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Matthew Shames
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If you have not already done so, please update all of your bookmarks and RSS feeds to jurist.org. As part of our continuing transition from our old domain (jurist.law.pitt.edu) to our current domain (jurist.org), the University of Pittsburgh...

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News Last day of JURIST’s spring fund drive…only a few hours left to show your support!
Last day of JURIST’s spring fund drive…only a few hours left to show your support!
Matthew Shames
March 31, 2012 12:05:00 am

WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends in just a few hours! Your response has been phenomenal - we've raised 25% of our annual goal and have eclipsed 100 individual donors. Don't stop now! Another...

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News JURIST spring fund drive ends tomorrow!
JURIST spring fund drive ends tomorrow!
Matthew Shames
March 30, 2012 12:05:00 am

WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends tomorrow! Our annual goal is $30,000, and as of this posting we have just about hit the 25% mark. Your response has been phenomenal, but another $1,500 means...

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News JURIST spring fund drive ends in 3 days!
JURIST spring fund drive ends in 3 days!
Matthew Shames
March 28, 2012 11:29:00 pm

WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends on March 31 - that's only THREE days! Our annual goal is $30,000, so if we can raise another $1,100 during this drive, we'll be 25% funded. ....

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News JURIST spring fundraising drive – only 4 more days!
JURIST spring fundraising drive – only 4 more days!
Matthew Shames
March 27, 2012 11:29:00 pm

WE NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends on March 31 - that's only four days! Our annual goal is $30,000, so if we can raise another $1,500 during this drive, we'll be 25% funded. . .another...

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News Please support JURIST – spring fund drive ends March 31
Please support JURIST – spring fund drive ends March 31
Matthew Shames
March 26, 2012 11:29:00 pm

WE NEED YOUR HELP. Our spring fund drive ends in just a few days, and we still have a lot of work to do. As previously mentioned, due to general economic circumstances completely outside of our control, we...

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News JURIST spring fund drive enters its final week
JURIST spring fund drive enters its final week
Matthew Shames
March 24, 2012 12:30:00 am

Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked why JURIST needs to raise funds. You can read all the details on these pages, but the most direct answer is that it all comes back to budget cuts....

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News Support JURIST – why we need your help
Support JURIST – why we need your help
Matthew Shames
March 22, 2012 12:30:00 am

Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked why JURIST needs to raise funds. You can read all the details on these pages, but the most direct answer is that it all comes back to budget cuts....

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News How much is JURIST worth to you?
How much is JURIST worth to you?
Matthew Shames
March 20, 2012 12:30:00 am

Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked why JURIST needs to raise funds. You can read all the details on these pages, but the most direct answer is that it all comes back to budget cuts....

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News JURIST needs your support!
JURIST needs your support!
Matthew Shames
March 17, 2012 12:30:00 am

How much is JURIST worth to you? Please let us know by donating today. For as little as $10, you can show you believe in JURIST. We greatly appreciate your support! To continue to pursue our mission, WE...

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President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

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On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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