Juris Features

Duquesne University School of Law Students and Faculty Remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Duquesne University School of Law Students and Faculty Remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Photo provided courtesy of the Office of Duquesne University President Ken Gormley By Margaret Potter, Feature Editor   The year 2020 has been marked by tremendous loss, and the highest court in our land has been no exception. On September 18, 2020 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to […]

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Merchant Cash Advance Regulations Not Yet on Par with Consumer Lending Regulations

Merchant Cash Advance Regulations Not Yet on Par with Consumer Lending Regulations

Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor   “Consumers have laws protecting them from usurious interest rates… but for small businesses, those protection laws don’t apply at all.” [1] [2] On July 28, 2020, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Philadelphia offices at Par […]

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The Case of Curtis Flowers and Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

The Case of Curtis Flowers and Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Matt Naum, Staff Writer   On September 4, 2020, Curtis Flowers was officially released from Mississippi state custody after having murder charges against him dropped. These charges are what forced Flowers to endure six separate trials. [1] The trials resulted in four convictions, four […]

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The Pursuit of the Vote: Pennsylvania’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

The Pursuit of the Vote: Pennsylvania’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By:  Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer One hundred years ago women were granted the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1] Pennsylvania was an early embracer of women’s suffrage and was the seventh state to ratify the […]

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Trump Administration Enacts Largest Rollback of the Clean Water Act

By: Margaret Potter, Blog Editor Enacted in 1972, the Clean Water Act (the “CWA”) has provided for the federal protection of the “waters of the United States” for over forty years.[1] Under the CWA, the federal government can regulate water quality standards and implement pollution control to protect the integrity […]

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Can Big Oil Companies be Held Liable for Damages Related to Climate Change? Substantive and Procedural Issues

By John Paul Abda, Feature Editor Climate change has created a stark divide worldwide. Many individuals in the United States feel as though climate change should be a leading federal priority, while others place the issue relatively low on their list of causes.[1] As the issue gains more attention, the […]

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