WEBCASTS 11/26/02 Conflict with Iraq: What Room for Negotiation? Harvard Law professors Roger Fisher and Robert Mnookin are joined by Harvard Business School professor Michael Watkins in a panel discussion on negotiating with Iraq sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation. Watch the panel discussion. Recorded 11/20/02. MORE WEBCASTS
WORLD LAW 11/25/02 Iran: death sentence against academic under review JURIST's Iran service takes the spotlight this week as the Iranian judiciary, acting under the order of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announces that it will review a controversial death sentence for apostasy handed down against a liberal university lecturer by an Iranian provincial court.. MORE WORLD LAW
CONFERENCES 11/11/02 Law teaching The Institute for Law School Teaching at Gonzaga University announces its Tenth Annual Summer Conference, Reflecting on Our Teaching - 2003, to be held at the Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, Leavenworth, WA, from July 17-19, 2003. Click for further details. MORE CONFERENCES
FAMOUS TRIALS Nov. Susan B. Anthony tried for illegal voting This month, from the JURIST archives - University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor Douglas Linder takes a look back at the 1873 trial of women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony for voting illegally in the federal election of November 5, 1872. MORE FAMOUS TRIALS
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... UN divided Palestine between Jews and Arabs
On this day in 1947, the U.N. General Assembly voted to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab territories, leading to the establishment of a Jewish state the following year. Read UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (with map). Listen to a backgrounder from NPR.
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Thursday, November 28, 2002
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... Ku Klux Klan trials began in South Carolina
On this day in 1871, Ku Klux Klan trials began in US District Court in South Carolina as part of a federal effort to halt growing White violence in the former Confederate states. Read a book review of Lou Faulkner Williams, The Great South Carolina Ku Klux Klan Trials, 1871-1872 (1996).
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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
INTERNATIONAL LAW... Iraq weapons inspections begin
Weapons inspectors from the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency began formal inspections in Iraq Wednesday pursuant to the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1441[PDF]. Read a status report from the IAEA. On inspections procedures, read the transcript of a lecture given by UNMOVIC Chairman Dr. Hans Blix at the 6th basic training course for UN inspectors given in Vienna on October 6, 2002. MORE ON JURIST: WEAPONS INSPECTIONS NEWS
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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW... Boeing race discrimination settlement nullified
A panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned a lower court's approval of a $15 million settlement of a class action alleging race discrimination by Boeing against approximately 15,000 African-American employees. The appeals court cited unjustified authorization of $4 million in attorneys' fees and disparity of payments to class members. Read Staton v. Boeing[PDF]. Review a summary of employment discrimination law and learn more from Professor J. Hoult Verkerke (University of Virginia School of Law) and Professor Robert D. Bickel (Stetson University College of Law). MORE ON JURIST: DISCRIMINATION NEWS
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THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... Catholic Code of Canon Law revised
On this day in 1983, the revised Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church went into effect. Learn more about the history of Canon Law from Professor Kenneth Pennington of the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2002
LEGAL EDUCATION... Former Yale Law Dean Eugene Rostow dead at 89
Eugene Rostow, Dean of Yale Law School from 1955-65 and US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs in the Johnson Administration died Monday at the age of 89. Read a statement from current Yale Law Dean Anthony Kronman. MORE ON JURIST: LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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INTERNATIONAL LAW... Progress report on Iraq weapons inspections
Following a formal report to the UN Security Council, UNMOVIC chairman Dr. Hans Blix held a press conference late Monday during which he commented on his talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad preliminary to Wednesday's scheduled start of full weapons inspections pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1441. Watch recorded video of the press conference. Read Dr. Blix's Note for the Briefing of the Security Council. MORE ON JURIST: WEAPONS INSPECTIONS NEWS
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NATIONAL SECURITY LAW... Homeland Security Department plan released
Following Monday's signing into law of the new Homeland Security Act, the White House has released the procedures and timetables under which the new Department will be constituted. Review the 18-page Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan[PDF]. MORE ON JURIST: HOMELAND SECURITY NEWS
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THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... "Squeaky" Fromme found guilty in Ford assassination attempt
On this day in 1975, Charles Manson follower Lynette ”Squeaky” Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, California, of the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford. Read the story of Oliver "Bill" Sipple, the ex-Marine who saved Ford's life by deflecting Fromme's gun. Sipple later sued the San Francisco Chronicle unsuccessfully for invading his privacy by disclosing that he was gay (Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing (1984)).
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Monday, November 25, 2002
CYBERSPACE LAW... Suit against DVD-cracker can't be brought in California
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that Texas resident Matthew Pavlovich cannot be sued in California for posting DVD encryption-cracking software on the World Wide Web. Read Pavlovich v. Superior Court[PDF]. MORE ON JURIST: INTERNET LAW NEWS
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BANKRUPTCY LAW... Bankruptcy court filings reach record level
The Administrative Office of the US Courts reported Monday that more bankruptcies were filed in federal courts during the 12-month period ending September 30, 2002 than at any previous time in history. For a breakdown of current and historical data on bankruptcy filings and statistical analysis of caseloads, read the full news release[PDF]. MORE ON JURIST: BANKRUPTCY NEWS
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PHILOSOPHY OF LAW... John Rawls dead at 81
Harvard University announced Monday that philosopher John Rawls, author of A Theory of Justice and other works on political philosophy, died Sunday at the age of 81. Read more in the Harvard Gazette. Review the John Rawls Resource Page from PolicyLibrary.
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HATE CRIMES LAW... FBI report shows surge in hate crimes against Muslims in 2001
An FBI report released Monday on US hate crimes during 2001 showed a huge surge in hate crimes against Muslims in the wake of September 11. Read the full statistical report (reflecting a 1600% increase in incidents targeting Muslims) and review the FBI's Hate Crime Fact Sheet (notably omitting any specific mention of hate crimes against Muslim victims). MORE ON JURIST: HATE CRIMES NEWS
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NATIONAL SECURITY LAW... Homeland Security bill becomes law
[UPDATED] President Bush signed legislation Monday to create a new Department of Homeland Security, effectuating the most significant transformation of the US government in over a half-century:
INTERNATIONAL LAW... Iraqi critique of Resolution 1441
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Saturday providing a section-by-section critique of UN Security Council Resolution 1441. Read excerpts from the letter as translated from Arabic by AP. A full English translation is not yet available online. The full Arabic text is, however, available on the website of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry. MORE ON JURIST: IRAQ CRISIS NEWS
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THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... US Congress considered impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
On this day in 1867, a US Congressional Commission began looking into the possible impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Learn more about the impeachment of President Johnson from contemporary articles in Harper's Weekly, and pay a virtual visit to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee.
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