By: Alison Palmeri, Staff Writer Should parents be punished for the crimes of their minor children? If Anthony Pasquale has anything to say about it, yes. In 2012, Pasquale’s 12-year-old daughter, Autumn, was strangled by her neighbor, 15-year-old Justin Robinson. Pasquale believes that had Robinson, who was diagnosed with mental […]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Beddingfield: The 2013-2014 academic year proved to be a prolific one in terms of awards and recognitions for the Law School here on the Bluff. Dean Ken Gormley’s Pennsylvania Lawyer article “Heading in the Right Direction” highlights the many programs Duquesne School of Law has […]
by: Lauren Gailey, Op-Ed Participant “The punishment should fit the crime.” This notion, proportionality, is one of the most important principles underlying the American conception of justice. Nevertheless, public schools around the nation, confronted with such frightening issues as gun violence, other violent crime, and drug abuse, have responded by […]
by: Jamie Inferrera, Op-Ed Participant Over the past year, I have had the unique experience of getting to know a gentleman from Uzbekistan. He has been in the United States for about 14 years. I was intrigued to learn about his journey and his culture, but above all, I wanted […]
by: Justin Bernard, Op-Ed Contest Participant With high recidivism rates and prison overcrowding nationwide, a possible solution to both of these issues is to focus on rehabilitative rather than punitive solutions to treating offenders—especially non-violent offenders. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not immune to the difficulties of overcrowded prisons and […]
by: Jamie Inferrera, Staff Writer Picture nearly 20,000 pieces of copy paper stacked neatly on top of one another. Over seven feet of paper secured on a dolly complete with a red ribbon bow. It stands taller than Shaquille O’Neal and it’s quickly creeping up the height of Yao Ming. […]
by: Kathleen Charlton, Evening ‘08, Partner at Charlton & Charlton Attorneys at Law I have worked in small firms since graduating law school. I love the flexibility that it provides to me, as I have a young daughter. I have the ability to choose my hours. I can go home, […]
by: Lauren Gailey, Associate Editor Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court handed down one of its most anticipated decisions of the October 2013 Term in the campaign finance case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The case involved a challenge by Alabama resident Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican […]
by: Judy Hale Reed, Staff Writer All Pennsylvania law schools are hosting special events during 2013-2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, most recently re-authorized in 2013. At Duquesne University School of Law, students from the Women’s Law Association organized a week of […]
by: Meghan L. Collins In light of 1L oral arguments just around the corner, this article will speak to the students arguing the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. For those unaware, the WARN Act is a federal law that requires companies with 100 or more employees to give at […]