by Christopher Bradley, 3L Contributor A recent Miami New Times report implicated several Major League Baseball players in widespread use of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) provided by the Miami-based anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis. Some of the more recognizable names include Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez, Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, and […]
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Women in the Profession Panel: With Many Changes, Networking Remains Central
by Judy Hale Reed, Staff Writer What was it like to practice law before maternity or parental leave policies existed, or if they did, the expectation was to never actually take the leave? Or when women were recruited to new ambitious firms because the founding members needed a woman (yes, […]
One Year After Landmark Decision, GPS Tracking Law Remains Unclear
by Lauren Gailey, Staff Writer A year ago last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion addressing an issue that has become increasingly common in today’s technologically advanced society: is law enforcement’s use of a GPS tracking device to surveil a suspect a “search” protected by the Fourth […]
Duquesne Law Professor Considered for Ambassador to Vatican City
By Staci Fonner, Assoc. Print Editor Duquesne’s own Dean Emeritus Nicholas Cafardi is one of only a handful of people being considered for ambassador to the Holy See, representing the interests of Vatican City. “It’s an honor to be considered,” Cafardi said. To his knowledge, the position will be filled […]
Will the Real Radovan Karadžić Please Stand Up?
by: Amy Coleman, Staff Writer Several months ago, Radovan Karadžić opened his pro se defense on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 with a statement that he should be “rewarded for all the good things I have done,” reported the New York Times. The Serbian wartime leader is a controversial figure–loved by […]
Holy Trolly: The Bullies of the IP World
by: Will Manolis, Web Editor We are not trolling merrily along. The fear today is not the troll under the bridge, nor the Internet trolls inciting ire and hatred on online forums. The most vile and abhorrent figure in today’s intellectual property (IP) community is the patent troll. What is […]
Voter ID Law “Done” for the 2012 Presidential Election
by: Mary O’Rourke, Staff Writer “Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania: done.” Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s comments unknowingly set into motion a hotly contested examination into the validity of Act 18, otherwise known as the Pennsylvania Voter ID Law. […]
Can a State Legally Secede from the United States?
by: Matthew Andersen, 1L Contributor In the wake of President Barack Obama’s re-election victory on Nov. 6, nearly 1 million Americans, from all 50 states, have signed petitions to secede from the United States of America. The ironic part of signing petitions for secession is that it is all being […]
What to Do with Pennsylvania’s Bad Kids
by: Jenna R. Smith, Staff Writer Earlier this year, Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the majority of the United States Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, held that mandatory laws requiring lifetime incarceration without the possibility of parole to children convicted of homicide violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel […]
Unique Punishments Given By Judges: Is Humiliation Cruel and Unusual?
Recently a woman in Ohio was caught, first on videotape and then by a police officer, avoiding a school bus’ stop sign by driving onto the sidewalk.[1] She did not want to wait the extra minute for school children to safely get off the bus before continuing on her way. […]
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