What is Religious Freedom? By: Kyle Fiesler, Staff Writer Several months ago, the Supreme Court of the United States held that same-sex couples had a fundamental right to marry, and no state may refuse to recognize a legally-binding same-sex marriage, performed in another state, based on its same-sex character.[i] However, […]
By Kelsey Reno, Staff Writer From 2000 to 2012, Ohio has seen a 366% increase in unintentional drug overdoses.[1] 1,914 people died as a result of overdoses in Ohio, in 2012.[2] A large reason for these overdoses is prescription drug abuse, and heroin.[3] One court in Ohio is taking a new approach […]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Andersen: “Everyday has to be an attempt to say, creatively or otherwise, what can I do to make it better than it was yesterday.” – Dr. John E. Murray This quote adorned the cover of the spring 2013 edition of Juris. As we mourn the […]
By: Kelsey Reno, Juris Op-Ed Honorable Mention In my life I have had the honor to meet two exceptional men who have overcame great adversity in their lives. Although these two men faced horrors that would leave many bitter, and angry with the world these two have chosen to take […]
By: Aaron Weiss, Op-Ed Winner “The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen — a society […]
By: Kelsey Reno, Staff Writer *This article is different than what I typically write or what is typically written for the Juris blog. However, I believe self-reflection is an important part of life and I thought this article could focus on my personal reflection of my first year of law […]
Thomas Cocchi, Executive Editor On April 8th, Professor Tracey McCants Lewis (L’00) was honored as the 2014-2015 Woman of the Year at a reception hosted by the Women’s Law Association. The event was co-sponsored by the Law Alumni Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Women in the Law Division, and […]
By: Alison Palmeri, Staff Writer Recently, Purvi Patel was convicted for feticide and neglect of a dependent.[1] On March 30, 2015, Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Patel was convicted under the Indiana statute that “bans ‘knowingly or intentionally terminat[ing] a human pregnancy’ with any intention other than […]
By: Jamie Inferrera During the November 2014 election, a gubernatorial election year, voter turnout hovered around 41 percent in Pennsylvania. Voter turnout nationwide was also down. This past year’s election in Pennsylvania ranked as the lowest turnout in every since election since 1998. What can be done to encourage Pennsylvanians […]
By Morgan Hays Late March and early April 2015 have brought mass media attention to the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Questioning (L.G.B.T.Q.) community. The first media sensation involved the highly controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the series of amendments shortly thereafter. [1] The second instance involved a decision made much closer to […]