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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994: A of Celebration 20 Years
by: Judy Hale Reed, Staff Writer For me, I was lost until I happened to be educated about domestic violence. Then finally, I was able to understand why I felt the way I did for so long; feelings of having no control and being hopeless was something I couldn’t shake. Now […]
Alumni Tips: So Tell Me About Yourself
by: Dodi Walker Gross L’82, Partner – Reed Smith LLP So Tell Me About Yourself How should the question be answered in an interview? Here are some suggestions: Be prepared. Describe what you are looking for – why you are interviewing for the job. Explain your personal qualities that make […]
Lawless Fashion
by: Meghan Collins, Graphic Designer In honor of the New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, this is a look in the legal protection provided to designers and their artwork.[1] Surprise! There is hardly any protection at all. How could that be? How could an industry composed of talented visionaries have little […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court has Updated its Code of Judicial Conduct
by: Jamie Inferrera, Staff Writer In recent years, political corruption scandals have been filling the pages of Pennsylvania’s newspapers within all three branches of Pennsylvania’s government. The media spotlight seems to have shined brightly on the judiciary, which saw the resignation of a state Supreme Court Justice last year for […]
Federal Case Brought by Local Diocese Raises Constitutional Issues Close to Home
by: Thomas Cocchi, Staff Writer One becomes accustomed to hearing about issues of Constitutional law as being solved in the Supreme Court, one of many Greco-Roman inspired buildings eight hours away in Washington D.C., But who would have thought that Pittsburgh would see its own battle over Constitutional rights right […]
Panel at Duquesne Law School Discusses the Trayvon Martin Case
by: Eric Donato, Executive Editor On Thursday, February 6 the Duquesne University School of Law hosted a three-person panel discussion of the controversial George Zimmerman murder trial involving Trayvon Martin. The event drew overflow crowds from Duquesne’s student body and the community. The wide-ranging discussion covered topics including police procedure, […]
Going Rogue?, Part II: Why the Refusal of State Attorneys General to Defend Laws is a Troubling Trend
by: Lauren Gailey, Associate Editor On January 24, 2013, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced that she is reconsidering her office’s arguments against same-sex marriage in a case currently before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “are likely no longer tenable.” Masto, a Democrat, felt […]
Going Rogue? State Attorneys General Decline to Defend Same-Sex Marriage Bans
by: Lauren Gailey, Associate Editor On January 24, 2013, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced in a statement that her office’s arguments against same-sex marriage in a case currently before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “are likely no longer tenable,” despite the fact that […]
College-Athletes Seek Unionization With NLRB
by: Alexander Hyder, 2L Contributor Last Tuesday, January 28, a group of Northwestern football players petitioned to the National Labor Relations Board seeking approval as a labor union. The move was the latest in a series of events aimed at rectifying the current amateurism rules governing major college sports—an industry […]