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Commentary Kentucky and the Charter School Movement: Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)
Kentucky and the Charter School Movement: Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)
Kelly B. Cullen
March 29, 2017 03:03:31 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Erika Wilson of University of North Carolina School of Law, discusses the potential perils of Kentucky's new charter school law ... On March 21, 2017, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signed into law House Bill ("HB") 520, a...

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Commentary Race to Death: A Critical Look at the Death Penalty as Arkansas Executes Eight
Race to Death: A Critical Look at the Death Penalty as Arkansas Executes Eight
Kelly B. Cullen
March 29, 2017 02:06:35 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Valena Beety of West Virginia University College of Law, discusses the impending Arkansas execution of eight people in ten days ... The state of Arkansas plans to execute eight people across ten days this April. Arkansas...

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Commentary Sleight of Hand in Florida's New Death Penalty: Requiring, But Not Requiring, Jury Unanimity
Sleight of Hand in Florida's New Death Penalty: Requiring, But Not Requiring, Jury Unanimity
Kelly B. Cullen
March 21, 2017 10:59:09 am

Sleight of Hand in Florida's New Death Penalty: Requiring, But Not Requiring, Jury Unanimity JURIST Guest Columnist Chance Meyer of Shepard Broad College of Law,NOVA Southeastern University, discusses the Florida Supreme Court's recent death penalty decision in Hurst and its...

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Commentary On the Regulatory Logics of UNSC Resolution 2334 (2016) on Israeli Settlements
On the Regulatory Logics of UNSC Resolution 2334 (2016) on Israeli Settlements
Kelly B. Cullen
February 21, 2017 02:25:08 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Valentina Azarova of the Centre for Global Public Law of Ko&ccedil University, Istanbul, discusses the implications of Security Council Resolution 2334 on the Israel-Palestine conflict...The US decision not to veto Security Council Resolution 2334 (SCR 2334 or...

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Commentary Top Takeaways from the Common Rule Amendments
Top Takeaways from the Common Rule Amendments
Kelly B. Cullen
February 18, 2017 08:46:12 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr., Sarah Arnold and Sarah Wetter of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss premier takeaways from the recent amendments to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects...

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Commentary The World Bank’s View Through the Looking Glass
The World Bank’s View Through the Looking Glass
Kelly B. Cullen
February 14, 2017 02:34:16 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica Evans of Human Rights Watch, discusses ongoing litigation regarding the World Bank's International Finance Corporation's immunity to civil suit ... A few days ago, I had the rare opportunity to watch an arm of the World...

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Commentary Murr v. State of Wisconsin: Esoteric Regulatory Takings Question Could Affect All Homeowners
Murr v. State of Wisconsin: Esoteric Regulatory Takings Question Could Affect All Homeowners
Kelly B. Cullen
February 9, 2017 12:34:31 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Brian T. Hodges of The Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses Murr v. State of Wisconsin and its potential effect on regulatory takings jurisprudence ... The US Supreme Court is set to resolve a critically important question of regulatory...

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Commentary Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
Kelly B. Cullen
February 6, 2017 10:40:37 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Margaret Hu of Washington and Lee University School of Law, discusses President Trump's break from post-WWII precedent on refugee policy ...As "leader of the free world," every post-World War II US President has expressed some form of...

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Commentary Judge Gorsuch Deserves Non-Partisan Consideration By Senate
Judge Gorsuch Deserves Non-Partisan Consideration By Senate
Kelly B. Cullen
February 3, 2017 03:05:15 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Samford University's Cumberland School of Law discusses the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch... Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's US Supreme Court nominee, deserves full and fair consideration by Senate Democrats, even...

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Commentary ACA's Repeal, Replace and Repair
ACA's Repeal, Replace and Repair
Kelly B. Cullen
January 27, 2017 01:28:48 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist James G. Hodge, Jr. of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discusses forthcoming "repeal and replace" strategies regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and how replacements for its provisions must focus on assuring...

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