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From Construction Apprentice to Construction Attorney: An Interview with Adjunct Professor Joseph Bucci

From Construction Apprentice to Construction Attorney: An Interview with Adjunct Professor Joseph Bucci

Juris Magazine’s Samantha Cook sat down with Joe Bucci, Adjunct Professor of the new Contract Drafting Simulation course, in December 2018 to discuss his unique educational and professional background that led to his career as a construction attorney.  Some portions of the following interview have been edited or omitted for clarity. […]

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Making Sense of the Census Citizenship Question

By: Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer   A federal judge in New York will soon make a decision on the issue of whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it added a citizenship question to the 2020 census.[1] According to the Commerce Secretary, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., the proposed question […]

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Attorney Billing: Billable Hours vs. Fee Per Service

  By: Sarah Morrison, Staff Writer   Think about planning a monthly budget; rent, utilities, insurance, groceries, gas, and savings. Some of these expenses are fixed, others are variable. [1] However, many of the variable expenses can actually be translated into fixed expenses with budget plans available through most utility […]

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PA Animal Cruelty Statutes Updates: An Overview

By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer   The Pennsylvania animal abuse cruelty statutes went through a significant overhaul in 2017 with the addition of Libre’s Law.[1] The law included several provisions, including a significant increase of the penalty for aggravated animal cruelty – an individual charged with a violation of this […]

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Working to End Discrimination Against Disabled Voters

By: Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer   Currently, forty million Americans have a disability.[1] Of those forty million disabled Americans, sixteen million voted in 2016.[2] That shows a mere 40% of disabled citizens vote, compared to the 58% of United States citizens, as a whole, that voted in 2016.[3] Many issues […]

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Net Neutrality: Legislation and Responses

By: Brandon Schall, Staff Writer   On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet rules, known as Net Neutrality.[1] The FCC approved the rules with a 3-2 vote, along party lines.[2] The FCC ultimately adopted the rules and released the order […]

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Pennsylvania Sets Its Gaze to Phase out Hazing

  By Andrew Beluk, Staff Writer   In many movies about college, there is a common step between rushing a fraternity or sorority and becoming an official member; hazing. The pledges in these films are generally required to drink a dangerous amount of alcohol or participate in some cult-like ‘ritual’, […]

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Staunchly Structured SCOTUS – Is There a Better Way?

By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer   During a period of time when the news has been bleak and heartbreaking, some of our hearts skipped a beat upon reading the terrifying headline; “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized . . .”[1]  Of course, everyone received the same piece of news. However, not everyone […]

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