By Amber McGee, Staff Writer Introduction The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol to all Americans. She is the iconic gatekeeper to the “American Dream,” greeting thousands hopeful of finding a better life in America. She has welcomed them with the words, “Give me your tired, your poor, / […]
Juris Features
The Art of Destruction of Art: A Collision of Moral Right and the First Amendment
By Natalia Holliday, Web Editor “Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.” —Ai Weiwei[1] The year Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was […]
M&A Explained: The Amazon – Whole Foods Merger
By Joseph Baublitz, Staff Writer Amazon has made headlines recently by requesting proposals for a second headquarters that will be a “full equal” to the Seattle campus.[1] Amazon projects that the new headquarters could add up to up to 50,000 jobs.[2] Pittsburgh is among more than 100 cities all over […]
Golfers Beware: You Might Be in Danger of These Legal Hazards
By Nick Frost, Executive Editor One of, if not the most, famous athletes born in Pennsylvania passed away over a year ago, Arnold Palmer. Palmer, nicknamed “the King,” once said, “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same […]
After Marriage: The Legal Landscape for LGBT Family Rights
By Nicole Prieto, Editor-in-Chief LGBT rights remain a hotly contested subject in 2017. From a newly minted Circuit split and inter-executive agency dispute in employment law,[1] to First Amendment justifications for discriminatory business decisions,[2] there is no dearth of legal challenges that have tested the boundaries of modern LGBT rights. […]
Duquesne Law Offers B.E.S.T. Program for Graduates, Applications Now Open
By Ashley M. London, Associate Director of Bar Studies and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills [pullquote]PA Bar Applications OPEN on or about Jan. 3, 2018. Almost all jurisdictions open at this time. Make sure you begin the process of gathering information now. Have questions? Come see your Bar Studies team! […]
The Resurrection of Trust in American Law and Public Discourse
By Bruce Ledewitz, Professor of Law When Time Magazine asked on its April 3, 2017, cover Is Truth Dead?, the story pointed to President Trump’s ability to get away with telling lies. And that is one way that we describe the death of truth in America: truth has lost its […]
Juris Dictum: Interview with the Hon. Maureen Lally-Green (Part II)
Interim Dean Maureen Lally-Green graduated from Duquesne University with a B.S. in Secondary Education and Mathematics (1971) and a J.D. from the School of Law (1974), where she served on the Duquesne Law Review. From 1998 through July 2009, Lally-Green served as judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She […]
Juris Dictum: Interview with the Hon. Maureen Lally-Green (Part I)
Interim Dean Maureen Lally-Green graduated from Duquesne University with a B.S. in Secondary Education and Mathematics (1971) and a J.D. from the School of Law (1974), where she served on the Duquesne Law Review. From 1998 through July 2009, Lally-Green served as judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She […]
Juris Dictum: Interview with Associate Dean Wesley Oliver (Part II)
Wesley M. Oliver is associate dean for faculty scholarship, director of the criminal justice program, and professor of law at Duquesne University School of Law. He teaches in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law. His scholarship has examined numerous aspects of criminal law and procedure, including […]