By Alyssa Lazar, Staff Writer The Pine-Richland School District faces turmoil upon repeal of a transgender bathroom policy it practiced at the close of the 2015-2016 school year. Three high school students, represented by Kline & Specter, P.C., in Philadelphia and the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, inspired […]
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Hillary Clinton’s Emails: A Legal Assessment of the Facts So Far
By Drew Rummel, Staff Writer If you remember anything you have heard recently about Hillary Clinton, it is most likely something that has to do with her emails. We have heard all kinds of biased statements from various mainstream media outlets. We have heard the Donald Trump campaign repeatedly […]
The FCC and the DOJ’s Impact on AT&T’s Time Warner Purchase
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer The news of the $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner by AT&T has brought considerable speculation of how the deal will impact consumers and whether it should be approved by federal regulators.[1] There are also other important questions to ask, however. Who are these […]
Are there Real World Remedies for Virtual Reality Harassment?
By Kristin Hoffman, Staff Writer On Oct. 26, 2016, CNN Money published an article online about a young woman by the pseudonym of Jordan Belamire who was groped in virtual reality.[1] Belamire was playing an online video game in which she used a microphone to project her own voice […]
Why Fingerprints Are Actually Less Secure Than Passcodes
By Kady Enright, Staff Writer On May 9, 2016, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California filed a Memorandum in Support of Search Warrant Application regarding a warrant that compelled any person on the search premises, at the time of execution, to provide depressions of his or […]
A Lawsuit with Your Latte
By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer Get dressed. Eat breakfast. Get Starbucks. Head to work. That is the daily schedule for many, whether in the business world or still in school. Starbucks, however, has been battling unruly customers in court over the amount of drink-product customers are given with their […]
Finding Passion in the Legal Profession
By Carlie Masterson, Staff Writer I write this after a week of evaluating where I am now, and where I truly want to be within the legal profession. Duquesne University School of Law lost an extraordinary alumna on October 12, 2016. Judge Debra A. Pezze,[1] a 1979 graduate, passed […]
Duquesne Law Students Visit Washington, D.C.
By Susan Pickup, Staff Writer Last weekend, Duquesne University School of Law students in Professor Rhonda Gay Hartman’s health law class joined those from the School of Pharmacy on their trip to Washington, D.C. The buildings on Capitol Hill were flooded with students in white coats, who were visiting […]
Unaccompanied Minor Litigants: Expecting 10-Year-Old to Appear Pro Se in Immigration Court is Recipe for Removal
By Natalie Tupta, Staff Writer In the last several years, record numbers of children have crossed the southern border of the United States without their parents in search of a better life. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports apprehending 108,511 “Unaccompanied Alien Children” (UACs) between the ages of 0 […]
The Scandal That Rocked the World’s Most Popular Sport
By Nick Frost, Staff Writer For some, sports may be an escape from work and politics, but there are times when they reflect these same real-world difficulties. There are moments when athletes use their platforms to protest injustices they perceive, and there are scandals that make fans question the […]
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