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The Law of Non-Commercial Organizations: "Foreign Agents"
May 10, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Shubin Nikita, Russian State University for the Humanities, Law Faculty, explores a new amendment to Russian law affecting non-commercial organizations...On November 21, 2012, Federal Law 121-FL came into force in Russia. This law works to amend various legislative acts,.... [more]

Freedom of Religion in Palestine: Converting Religions
May 1, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Ibrahim Fares, an LL.M. Candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, explains the impact of religion on legal rights in Palestine...Religion affects many aspects of life in Palestine, including legal rights. One sensitive issue in Palestine is.... [more]

An Analysis on Independent Reports: Uses, Reliability and Legality
April 8, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Kathryn Young, University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2013, analyzes the uses, reliability and legality of independent reports in light of their increased uses in collegiate sports...When sports scandals break, a common tool used by universities is the "independent.... [more]

The Role of Public Policy in the Suspicionless Drug Testing of Welfare Applicants
April 1, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist John McAvoy, Widener University School of Law Class of 2013, explains how public policy affected the outcome of Lebron v. Wilkins... The Power of Public Policy The notion of drug testing welfare recipients has recently become a highly publicized and debated issue..... [more]

United States v. DiCristina: The Interaction of Federal and State Law
March 15, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Renč DuBois, New York Law School Class of 2013, analyzes the United States v. DiCristina opinion and points out its flaws and limitations...If anyone has ever watched the movie Rounders, they will vividly remember Matt Damon playing the Dean's poker hand without once look....... [more]

Clean Water Act: The Potential Impact of LA County v. NRDC
February 27, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnists Eric Delio and George Thompson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, analyze Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and its potential impact...The recent US Supreme Court case, Los Angeles County Flood Control.... [more]

Jurisdiction and the Political Question Doctrine: Integrity Suit against Kenyatta and Ruto
February 20, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Miano Maina, an LL.M. candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, argues that the High Court of Kenya exceeded its jurisdiction when adjudicating an integrity suit against International Criminal Court indictees Uhuru Kenyatta and William.... [more]

White House Recognizes, But Fails to Accept Responsibility for Chagossian Hardships
January 21, 2013 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Elena Landriscina, New York Civil Liberties Union Legal Fellow, revisits her article on the displacement of the Chagos Islanders by the US and UK. Here, she examines what she argues is the lackluster response of the US to a petition of the plight of the Chagossians and calls.... [more]

Sound and Fury: Campaign Finance in 2012
November 6, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist, Matthew Skeen, University of Colorado Law School Class of 2013, argues that states have attempted to resist a constitutional interpretation regarding campaign finance through state-level legislation...This election cycle, independent groups have spent $675 million to.... [more]

One Thousand Years of Danger: Spent Nuclear Fuel Production and Management in the US
October 22, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Catherine Jahn, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the eighth article in a 15-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Jahn suggests how the US can improve its current policy on nuclear spent.... [more]



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