Op-eds on legal news by law professors and JURIST special guests. http://jurist.org/forum JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of the University of Aberdeen Law School examines several legal issues arising from the dispute over the Blue Nile Dam between Egypt and Ethiopia... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/zeray-yihdego-egypt-dam.php 2013-06-17T09:10:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/zeray-yihdego-egypt-dam.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of the University of Aberdeen Law School examines several legal issues arising from the dispute over the Blue Nile Dam between Egypt and Ethiopia...]]> JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law aruges that the Turkish government must stop the violence against its own people... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/marjorie-cohn-turkey-protests.php 2013-06-13T09:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/marjorie-cohn-turkey-protests.php Sean Gallagher JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law aruges that the Turkish government must stop the violence against its own people...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Ruthann Robson of the CUNY School of Law argues that requiring manufacturers to label clothing as "sweat-free" is feasible under the First Amendment... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/ruthann-robson-clothing-constitution.php 2013-06-10T09:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/06/ruthann-robson-clothing-constitution.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Ruthann Robson of the CUNY School of Law argues that requiring manufacturers to label clothing as "sweat-free" is feasible under the First Amendment...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Segall of the Georgia State University College of Law evaluates the implications of same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court, and their effect on upcoming challenges to affirmative action... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/eric-segall-samesexmarriage-affirmativeaction.php 2013-05-30T09:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/eric-segall-samesexmarriage-affirmativeaction.php Elie Freedman JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Segall of the Georgia State University College of Law evaluates the implications of same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court, and their effect on upcoming challenges to affirmative action...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Kenneth S. Gallant of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law says that careful delineation of the application of extraterritorial law is the key to its predictable application ... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kenneth-gallant-extraterritorial-application.php 2013-05-28T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kenneth-gallant-extraterritorial-application.php Dan DeRight JURIST Guest Columnist Kenneth S. Gallant of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law says that careful delineation of the application of extraterritorial law is the key to its predictable application ...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist, Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the Muslim community has risen to the challenge of addressing the mainstream about extremists within, and that, to win the war on terror, democratic governments must foster productive bridge building with the majority of Muslims who oppose jihadist ideology... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/faisal-kutty-muslim-support.php 2013-05-20T10:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/faisal-kutty-muslim-support.php Michael Kalis JURIST Guest Columnist, Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the Muslim community has risen to the challenge of addressing the mainstream about extremists within, and that, to win the war on terror, democratic governments must foster productive bridge building with the majority of Muslims who oppose jihadist ideology...]]> 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... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/lajuana-davis-alabama-abortion.php 2013-05-15T11:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/lajuana-davis-alabama-abortion.php Alex Ferraro 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...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Bill Atkin of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/bill-atkin-samesex-marriage.php 2013-05-10T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/bill-atkin-samesex-marriage.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Bill Atkin of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives...]]> JURIST Guest Columnist Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/elisabeth-mcdonald-samesex-marriage.php 2013-05-09T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/elisabeth-mcdonald-samesex-marriage.php Alex Ferraro JURIST Guest Columnist Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives...]]> 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... http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kevin-govern-posse-comitatus.php 2013-05-02T12:30:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/forum/2013/05/kevin-govern-posse-comitatus.php Dan DeRight 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...]]>