by: Kevin Lorello, 2L Contributor The NCAA is determined to preserve amateurism in college athletics, and is now the lone defendant in the fight to do so. Last Thursday, video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) and licensing company Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) agreed to pay a reported $40 million […]
By: Amy Coleman, Staff Writer There was a time when Tom “The Hammer” DeLay was on top of the world; he was House Majority Leader, second only to the Speaker of the House, from 2003-2006[i] and he was on Dancing with the Stars.[ii] However, his luck soon ran out. Thomas […]
by: Ravi Marfatia, Staff Writer Gay marriage has always been a hot-button issue in America. The United States Supreme Court recently struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in U.S. v. Windsor, which federally defined marriage “as a union between one man and one woman as […]
by: Judy Hale Reed, Staff Writer I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. ~ Harriet Tubman Human trafficking is slavery, and slavery continues in the U.S. We have it in the North as well as the South, and […]
by: Justin Norris, Staff Writer Organizers in nineteen of Pennsylvania’s counties have gathered to “turn back the judicial clock to 1789” by reinstating common law grand juries. Most notable, meetings have sprouted up in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Westmoreland counties to introduce the concept of the common law grand jury […]
by Emily Shaffer, Staff Writer “How do you like law school?” Common answers to this inquiry usually include a head shake, a sigh or groan, an eye roll or a grumbling about how much work it is. Let’s face it; attending law school is not so much about the bigger […]
By: Matthew Andersen, Web Editor Facebook users rejoice! The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that “liking” something on Facebook is now protected as free speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In 2009, BJ Roberts was seeking re-election as the Sheriff of the Hampton City […]
Welcome to the new Juris Blog! It’s the beginning of a new year at Juris Magazine, and we have a big year ahead. The Juris Blog will be bigger, and better, than ever. Make sure you stay tuned for original posts from Juris Magazine staff members, and members of the […]
In the latest issue of National Jurist, Duquesne School of Law was ranked 4th among Best Value Private Law Schools. Here is the press release from Duquesne: Duquesne University has been ranked No. 4 among Best Value Private Law Schools according to The National Jurist, which publishes the rankings “to […]
by Eric Donato, Executive Editor Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced on March 20 that the city would challenge the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s status as an “institution of purely public charity,” which renders much of the $10 billion global health system’s properties tax exempt under state law. UPMC’s tax […]