In Alabama, "Back Door" Restrictions on Abortion and Roe
May 15, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist LaJuana Davis of the Cumberland School of Law evaluates the implications of legislative efforts in Alabama and other states to restrict access to abortions...Alabama's recent passage of the Women's Health and Safety Act joins a wave of state abortion reform laws requiring abor....... [more] 
Louisiana Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
May 8, 2013
The Louisiana Supreme Court decided 6-1 on Tuesday to strike down a law which funds school tuition vouchers for private schools. The court held that the law's diversion of funds from the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) to non-public schools violated Article VIII, Section 13(B) of the Louisiana Cons....... [more]
Lawful Military Support To Civil Authorities In Times of Crisis
May 2, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law reveals the history behind recent changes to law and policy which will affect the involvement of military forces with civilian domestic law enforcement...Weeks prior to the devastating Boston Marathon bombings, and months after the d....... [more]
First Law Day celebrated
May 1, 2013
On May 1, 1958, the US celebrated the first Law Day, as designated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Congress eventually passed legislation making Law Day an official day for celebrating the law. In his statement, President Eisenhower said, "The people of this nation should remember with pride and....... [more]
Colorado governor signs immigrant tuition bill
April 30, 2013
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law on Monday allowing undocumented immigrant students to attend public universities at the same tuition rate as in-state residents. The Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) law requires students to have attended high schoo....... [more]
The Exhaustive Consequences of Kirtsaeng
April 29, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist John Rothchild of Wayne State University Law School says the Supreme Court's decision in Kirtsaeng could impact the scope of the patent exhaustion doctrine as well as seller-imposed limitations on ownership of purchased copyrighted items....The Supreme Court's recent decision....... [more]
Iowa General Assembly passed gay rights bill
April 25, 2013
On April 25, 2007, the Iowa General Assembly passed a bill that granted equal opportunity protections to gay and lesbian individuals in areas of housing, employment and education. The bill was a precursor to the Iowa Supreme Court overturning Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage. Today, Iowa is one of 21....... [more]
US Funds Still Supporting Honduras Death Squads
April 22, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Lauren Carasik of the Western New England School of Law says that the US must restrict aid to the Honduran government, so long as human rights abuses continue ...Honduras is plagued by the world's highest homicide rate. This has been widely reported for the past two years, yet....... [more]
Kiobel and the Conflict of Laws
April 19, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Borchers of the Creighton University School of Law says that the Supreme Court's opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum overlooks recent relevant developments in the conflict of laws and may have unintended effects on future cases...The US Supreme Court's already-s....... [more]
One Statute for Two Spirits: Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
April 16, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Ann Kronk of the University of Kansas School of Law evaluates the recent approval of a measure to permit same-sex marriages in the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians...On March 15, 2013, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) became the third t....... [more]
The Laws Driving Mexico's 'Educational Reform' are Troubled From the Outset
April 16, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Felipe Alberto Herrera, Northwestern Law School Class of 2013, discusses the effects of the recent educational reforms in Mexico...Over the past several weeks, national education reform has become a sizzling topic of debate in Mexico. The debate climaxed with the February arre....... [more]
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