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 […]
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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 […]
Alumni Tips: Networking
By: Kathleen Charlton, Evening ‘08 Partner at Charlton & Charlton Attorneys at Law Networking is an integral part of building your career. Regardless of whether you are practicing at a small firm or a large firm, you will be expected to generate clients. I found that the best way to […]
Pennsylvania Judge Rules Act 18 Unconstitutional
by: Kevin Lorello, 2L Contributor Less than a month after the state Supreme Court invalidated significant portions of the Act 13 drilling statute, the Commonwealth Court found another important policy initiative to be unconstitutional in Applewhite v. Commonwealth. In an opinion by Judge Bernard McGinley, the court struck down Act […]
Care for a Smoke? The Legalization of Marijuana and its Many Arguments & Counter-Arguments
by: Amy Coleman, Staff Writer Not long ago, the argument for the legalization of marijuana was projected only on the fringe of professionals. A young lawyer could not openly discuss such matters without fear of the potential characterization a senior partner might find in his or her a pro-legalization argument. […]
Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania, Part III: What Can I Do?
by: Judy Hale Reed, Staff Writer The first two posts of this series laid out the problem of human trafficking in general and in Pennsylvania, and then explored Pennsylvania laws. This post will focus on what we can all do to help stop human trafficking, or modern slavery, looking in-turn […]
Olivia’s Law: Traumatized Parents Push for Forceps Delivery Law Reform After Infant Child Dies
by: Brittany Kriebel, Staff Writer While many of us were ringing in the New Year with our loved ones, infant Olivia Coats’ parents made the difficult decision to take her off life support, saying their goodbyes to her for the last time at a hospital in Houston, Texas. On December […]
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ – The Legal Version
Happy holidays from Juris Magazine! Originally posted on the TaxProf Blog:
Juris Magazine sat down with Professor Steven Baicker-McKee
The Juris Magazine multimedia team had a chance to sit down with Duquesne Law Professor Steven Baicker-McKee to discuss the importance of taking practical courses in legal education, and the importance of the Professor’s professional experience when teaching practical courses.