Commentaries by Jeremiah Ho

Anti-LGBTQ Legislations: The Extent of Religious Protections and Sexual Orientation Antidiscrimination

Anti-LGBTQ Legislations: The Extent of Religious Protections and Sexual Orientation Antidiscrimination

April 13, 2016 10:00:34 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Jeremiah A. Ho of the University of Massachusetts School of Law, discusses the recent anti-LGBTQ legislations in several conservative states and suggests that marriage equality is not enough to protect the LGBTQ minority group... If it had...

Animus and Dignity: Justice Kennedy's Anti-Stereotyping Principle in Obergefell v. Hodges

Animus and Dignity: Justice Kennedy's Anti-Stereotyping Principle in Obergefell v. Hodges

July 22, 2015 05:49:26 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jeremiah A. Ho of the University of Massachusetts School of Law, discusses the substantial federal question underlining in Obergefell v. Hodges... Last month the US Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges and ushered...

A Tale of Two Liberties: Indiana's Religious Freedom Laws and Implications beyond Marriage Equality

A Tale of Two Liberties: Indiana's Religious Freedom Laws and Implications beyond Marriage Equality

April 22, 2015 03:37:55 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jeremiah A. Ho of the University of Massachusetts School of Law, discusses the amended Indiana "religious freedom" bills and marriage equality issues in the US... Despite a gaining momentum for extending marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide,...

THIS DAY @ LAW

Hitler and Nazis attempt failed coup in Beer Hall Putsch

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted an ill-faited coup in Munich, Germany on November 8, 1923. Instead of seizing power, the conspirators suffered 15 casualties and their leaders were arrested, including Hitler. The future dictator would spend a year in prison as a result, where he would write his infamous Mein Kampf. Learn more about the Beer Hall Putsch.

Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide

On November 8, 1994, Oregon passed the Death With Dignity Act by voter initiative, becoming the first US state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Read the Death With Dignity Act,

France government opens the Louvre as a public museum

On November 8, 1793, the revolutionary government in France opened the Louvre for the first time as a public museum. Learn more about the history of the Louvre.