Tribone Center Opens Youth Expungement Clinic By Zachary Zabawa, Staff Writer This Fall, the Duquesne University Law School expanded the legal services offered to the community via the Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education. The Tribone Center, through its Juvenile Defender Clinic, began a Juvenile Expungement Program to serve the […]
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The NFL’s Social Responsibilities: Failure to Address Domestic Violence Properly
The NFL’s Social Responsibilities: Failure to Address Domestic Violence Properly By Arbaaz Rao, Staff Writer The National Football League [NFL] is not just a sports organization or a business entity to its fans, it is much more than that; it is a religion. The team owners, however, have a […]
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms’ Enduring Power
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms’ Enduring Power By William Shields, Staff Writer In just a few weeks time, Americans will be partaking in a five-day Thanksgiving festivity, in several different forms, each of these traditions unique to a family. While family, food, and football are my first thoughts when Thanksgiving nears, every […]
Shake Your Money Maker…
Shake Your Money Maker… By Alexandra Murray, Staff Writer Your moneymaker being your heart and the procedures cardiologists perform on it, of course! Cardiologists and the hospitals where they work rake in money through heart surgeries. Physicians in the United States are generally compensated on a fee-for-service basis, which means […]
SOS: Paris Under Attack
SOS: Paris Under Attack By Mohammed Al-Bidhawi, Staff Writer I write this opinion piece, article, blog post, endless rant of emotions, not a day after terrorists struck at the heart of Paris. I write this after more than 100 innocent lives were taken from us. I write this with a […]
‘Til Death Do Us Part
’Til Death Do Us Part By: Paul Gagliardotto, Staff Writer If I were to ask you what the top 5 things on your mind concerning your future are, what would you say? It’s a safe bet that what you leave behind and to whom is not on that list. After […]
Autopilot: The Cure to the Distracted Driver or Tort on Wheels?
Autopilot: The Cure to the Distracted Driver or Tort on Wheels? By: Brian D. Farrington, Staff Writer We’ve all seen it: the texter, the emailer, the DJ driver. All around us, people seem to have more on their mind than the road ahead. In 2013, 3,154 people were killed […]
Drug Money: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Works and Why You Should Be Worried About it.
Drug Money: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Works and Why You Should Be Worried About it. By Casey Slater, Staff Writer Generally, in Pennsylvania, any money “furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance,” or “used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation […]
Amanda Knox: Trouble Abroad
Amanda Knox: Trouble Abroad By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer Almost exactly eight years ago, Amanda Knox’s life changed forever. After the events that took place in Italy, Knox is not likely to ever take for granted the many rights granted to her, as an American, by the Constitution and […]
Health Law Society Presents: Dr. James Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net
Health Law Society Presents: Dr. James Withers, Founder of Operation Safety Net By Susan Pickup On October 27, Duquesne University School of Law had the honor of hosting Dr. James Withers who presented to the university community about his organization, Operation Safety Net. Operation Safety Net is a Street […]