By: Margaret Potter, Staff Writer In recent news, it seems as if every day there have been incidents of hate crimes reported throughout the nation from mailed pipe bombs to various people of political power, to the shooting of two black people in a grocery store in Kentucky, and […]
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Privacy Rights and Home Devices: When is There a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy?
By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer It is not uncommon for our generation to have technological devices that include features such as Siri, Amazon Echo, and Google Home. In fact, it is actually very common. With the growth of our handheld technology, however, how far is too far when it […]
Supreme Court Confronts Opportunity to Extend Bivens Remedies
By Karissa Murphy, Staff Writer On the morning of October 3, 2001, Anser Mehmood was asleep with his wife Uzma and their 1-year-old son when FBI and INS agents knocked on the door.[1] The officers searched Mehmood’s home, asked if he was “involved with a jihad,” and then arrested […]
Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking: The Need for Safe Harbor Laws
By Amy Kerlin, Staff Writer The Department of Homeland Security classifies human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery that involves the use of manipulation, coercion, fraud, or force to compel a victim into some type of labor or commercial sexual act.[1] Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes […]
The Not So-Quiet Conversation About Suppressors
By Kyle Steenland, Staff Writer One of the nation’s largest gun control acts, the National Firearms Act of 1968, is facing legislation that would remove one of its most regulated items: suppressors. House Bill 367, named the Hearing Protection Act of 2017, was introduced in the House of Representatives, […]
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 […]
Juris Magazine Summer 2016
Letter from the Editor For my final letter from the editor I decided to dig my soap box out of the closest and dust off the cob webs to impart on you, the Juris reader, my unqualified opinion on the current state of our nation which has inspired this thematic […]
Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more?
Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more? By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer On December 2, 2015, the deadliest terror attack on American soil since September 11, 2001 occurred in San Bernardino County, California, killing 14 people and injuring 22.[1] The shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen […]
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