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Looking into Affirmative Action through Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
May 17, 2013 by Elizabeth Hand
JURIST Associate Editor Fangxing Li, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, explores the upcoming US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action policies in institutions of higher education and argues that these policies harm rather than help diversity in schools that employ those.... [more]
Georgia representative introduced Defense of Marriage Act [this day at law]
May 7, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On May 7, 1996, former Representative Bob Barr of Georgia introduced the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the US House of Representatives. Under Section 3 of DOMA, "in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative.... [more]
What about Veronica?: A look into Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
May 6, 2013 by Stephanie Kogut
JURIST Guest Columnist Megan Lindsey, counsel for the National Council for Adoption, discusses the legal and practical impact of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl and the Indian Child Welfare Act...On April 16, 2013, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. I had the.... [more]
Illinois court invalidated tobacco judgment [this day at law]
May 5, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On May 5, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to reconsider its decision to vacate a $10.1 billion judgment against Phillip Morris USA. The judgment resulted from a case where the tobacco company was found liable of falsely claiming that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones. Expla....... [more]
Affirmative Action Timeline
April 29, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
3/25/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear new affirmative action case
11/15/2012: Sixth Circuit ruled Michigan ban on affirmative action unconstitutional
11/6/2012: Oklahoma voters approved ban on affirmative action
10/10/2012: Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v..... [more]
Supreme Court rules marijuana possession not grounds for automatic deportation
April 24, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Moncrieffe v. Holder that noncitizens have not committed an "aggravated felony" if they are convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana, and are eligible for discretionary review of their immigration case. The Immigration and Nationality Act.... [more]
Arizona governor signed controversial undocumented immigrant bill into law [this day at law]
April 23, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janice Brewer signed into law the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2010 (SB 1070). SB 1070 granted law enforcement officials the authority to request identification from an individual suspected of being an undocumented immigrant,.... [more]
Kiobel and the Conflict of Laws [op-ed]
April 19, 2013 by Caleb Pittman
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-.... [more]
Supreme Court vacates appeals court decision in ERISA case
April 17, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 decision in US Airways, Inc v. McCutchen that the terms of a contract in a health benefit plan should not be overturned through the application of equitable principles. The decision vacated and remanded the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the.... [more]
US Supreme Court ruled in landmark due process case [this day at law]
April 17, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On April 17, 1905, the US Supreme Court overturned a New York statute that limited the number of hours a baker could work, claiming it violated a freedom to contract inherent in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case, Lochner v. New York, has been hailed as a controversial.... [more]
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