Real-time comments on legal news by newsmakers, activists, legal experts and special guests. JURIST - Hotline http://jurist.org/hotline JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu JURIST Guest Columnists Rodney R. Sweetland, III and Michael G. McManus, both of Duane Morris, discuss the recent ITC decision in the Apple-Motorola patent dispute...In a Section 337 case before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) with a tortuous history, the ITC has once again http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/05/sweetland-mcmanus-ITC-clears-Apple.php 2013-05-10T12:30:00-05:00 ITC Clears Apple Yet Again http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/05/sweetland-mcmanus-ITC-clears-Apple.php Michael Muha JURIST Guest Columnist Clare da Silva of Amnesty International argues that the new Arms Trade Treaty shows remarkable progress in the international regulation of arms transactions...On April 2, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a global treaty that applies international http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/05/clare-da-silva-arms-trade.php 2013-05-01T11:30:00-05:00 Arms Trade Treaty Shows Remarkable Progress http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/05/clare-da-silva-arms-trade.php Sean Gallagher JURIST Guest Columnist Samar Warsi of the Muslim Civil Liberties Union argues that the international drone policy sets the tone for domestic drone policy decisions...For laws to be effective, they must have ascertainable limits. Clear limits are determined by definitions contained within laws and the http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/04/samar-warsi-drone-policy.php 2013-04-15T13:45:00-05:00 How International Drone Policy Shapes Domestic Drone Use http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/04/samar-warsi-drone-policy.php John Paul Regan JURIST Guest Columnist Robert McNamara, an attorney for the Institute for Justice, argues that the standard of review that the US Supreme Court ultimately uses in deciding US v. Windsor should not be perceived as the determinative element in that case's eventual outcome...When the US http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/04/robert-mcnamara-rational-basis-windsor.php 2013-04-02T14:20:00-05:00 US v. Windsor: Rational Basis Review Should Not Preclude Unconstitutionality http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/04/robert-mcnamara-rational-basis-windsor.php Michael Muha JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University, argues that the ongoing pursuit of justice 19 years after the Rwandan genocide is a positive step for international criminal justice that should be praised, not dismissed...Around this time 19 http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/eric-leonard-rwanda-justice.php 2013-03-28T10:30:00-05:00 The Evolving Nature of Universal Jurisdiction in Rwanda http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/eric-leonard-rwanda-justice.php Michael Muha JURIST Guest Columnist Alba Morales, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, argues that indigent defendants are not receiving proper instructions regarding their right to counsel, a problem leading to uneducated plea bargains...The day's business in the Midland County Court Court-at-Law #2 in Midland, Texas, begins http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/alba-morales-misdemeanor-defense.php 2013-03-22T13:30:00-05:00 'Too Little Justice': Misdemeanor Defendants in the US http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/alba-morales-misdemeanor-defense.php Stephanie Kogut JURIST Guest Columnist Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights argues that even if the government's petition for en banc review of al Bahlul v. US fails, it will nonetheless succeed in maintaining the political status quo of the Obama administration...There are, basically, only http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/shane-kadidal-guantanamo-bahlul.php 2013-03-21T14:05:00-05:00 The Government is Using al Bahlul v. US to Maintain the Political Status Quo http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/shane-kadidal-guantanamo-bahlul.php John Paul Regan JURIST Guest Columnist George Kegoro of the International Commission of Jurists argues that the results of the 2013 presidential election in Kenya are unavoidably marred by technological failures and the shortcomings of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissions...Now that Kenya has completed the general elections http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/george-kegoro-kenya-election.php 2013-03-17T10:00:00-05:00 Technological and Administrative Doubt: Kenya's 2013 Elections in Perspective http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/george-kegoro-kenya-election.php Clay Flaherty JURIST Guest Columnist Karla Swift of the Michigan State AFL-CIO argues that the "right to work" laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature in 2012 are unconstitutional and were enacted in violation of Michigan's Open Meeting Act...The Michigan State AFL-CIO is currently pursuing two separate litigation http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/karla-swift-michigan-right-to-work.php 2013-03-14T09:30:00-05:00 Michigan's So-Called 'Right to Work' Laws Face Legal Challenges http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/karla-swift-michigan-right-to-work.php Theresa Donovan JURIST Guest Columnists Chen Reis of the University of Denver and Lynn Lawry (pictured) of Brigham and Women's Hospital argue that unified action must be taken by parties other than the International Criminal Court in order to provide adequate and sustainable support for victims of http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/reis-lawry-icc-sexual-violence.php 2013-03-07T13:00:00-05:00 ICC Must Strengthen Sexual Violence Protections http://jurist.org/hotline/2013/03/reis-lawry-icc-sexual-violence.php Theresa Donovan