It’s often said that if you want to make a change, start local. Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania more broadly, are no exception to the whirlwind of the news cycle, but it is the goal of Juris not to let important legal and social developments go unexamined – or uncriticized. Earlier this […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Matthew Minard, Staff Writer Last month, notable Duquesne Law alumnus and nationally renowned plaintiff’s attorney Thomas Kline secured an $8 billion verdict for his client against Johnson & Johnson, Co. and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. [1] The verdict was the culmination of Murray v. Janssen […]
By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer On May 2, 2019, the Trump administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced that it would finalize the “conscience” rule (the Rule), which would allow healthcare professionals to deny care based on their own personal beliefs, to […]
By Sarah Morrison, Staff Writer Many boomers remark, “Kids today just ain’t what they used to be,” yielding the response: “Okay boomer.” In actuality, there is some truth to this statement. Students entering law school today are far different than their peers of yesteryear. In 1961, the average undergraduate student […]
By David McPeak, Staff Writer The U.S. Senior Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT) has been granted class certification in their pay discrimination suit against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).[1] The order certifying class action status allows any potential plaintiff who was a player on or since March 8, 2016 […]
By Kirstin Kennedy, Staff Writer Unpaid internships are common for college and post-graduate students in the United States.[1] So common, in fact, that nearly one half of all internships offered by employers across the country are unpaid, according to a 2016 study.[2] Arguably, the concept of an unpaid internship is […]
By Matthew Naum, Staff Writer A federal judge has reversed his dismissal of Nicholas Sandmann’s quarter billion-dollar lawsuit against the Washington Post following the submission of an amended complaint.[1] In a story that polarized the American public and one the New York Times called “an explosive convergence of race, religion, […]
By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer After a recent child abduction that ultimately resulted in the murder of the child, a local Pittsburgh family is advocating for changes to the AMBER Alert law.[1] In or around Allegheny County, on August 31, around 5:00p.m., Nalani Johnson, Paul Johnson (Nalani’s father), and Justin […]
By Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer “The most looked-up-to person in Washington stands just 5-foot-1… The diminutive justice, who has barely cracked 100 pounds on the scale for most of her adult life, is a giant to liberals.”[1] She may even challenge you to a push up contest.[2] “I do 10, […]
By Samantha Cook, Editor-in-Chief Javier Garcia-Bengochea is a Cuban-American neurosurgeon who was 15 months old when his family fled Cuba.[1] He claims his family was an owner of a valuable piece of property confiscated by Castro’s regime.[2] Garcia-Bengochea, like many other certified claimants, considers himself and his family to have […]