TEACHING JOBS 1/2/03 Feminist Theory The Syracuse University Women's Studies Program invites applications and nominations for a tenured associate or full professor, beginning Fall 2003, with expertise in in Transnational, Cross-Cultural Feminist Theories. Click for further details. MORE TEACHING JOBS
LESSONS FROM THE WEB Dec. Can Law Be Taught Effectively Online? Educational technology specialist and former law professor Kathy Marcel looks at legal education, see some missed opportunities, and offers some pointers for effective online pedagogy. MORE LESSONS
FAMOUS TRIALS Dec. Nuremberg war crimes trials This month, from the JURIST archives - as the United States contemplates the possibility of putting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on trial for war crimes, University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor Douglas Linder takes a look back at the first, greatest and grimest war crimes proceeding: the 1945 trial of Nazi war leaders at Nuremberg. MORE FAMOUS TRIALS
JURIST's Paper Chase is on a limited publication schedule during the law school exam and holiday break. Regular Paper Chase resumes January 6, 2003.
Saturday, January 04, 2003
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... Kent State shootings settlement reached
On this day in 1979, the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement with victims and relatives of victims shot by National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Under the settlement, plaintiffs received $675,000. Learn more about the Kent State settlement.
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Friday, January 03, 2003
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... Cicero born
The Roman lawyer Cicero was born on this day in 106 BC. Learn more about Cicero and read selections from his work On the Laws.
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Thursday, January 02, 2003
LEGAL EDUCATION... Is online Solitaire trumping Contracts?
Are professors losing the battle for students' attention in today's wired law school classrooms? Perhaps, if you read this article in Thursday's New York Times. The same issue sparked a lively discussion in JURIST's law teaching with technology column Lessons from the Weblast March. What's the problem here? Over-connected students? Boring professors? Or none of the above?
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THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... Thousands of aliens arrested at height of Palmer Raids
On this day in 1920, over 500 government agents acting on direction of US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer carried out a massive counter-terror operation in 33 US cities, arresting between six and ten thousand aliens suspected of Communism, radicalism and anarchism. The "Palmer Raids" and the detentions and deportation proceedings that followed them were denounced by a number of prominent lawyers and judges who later established the American Civil Liberties Union. Read an excerpt from Attorney General Palmer's 1920 article, The Case Against the 'Reds' and learn more about the Palmer Raids and the Red Scare of 1919-20.
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Wednesday, January 01, 2003
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... President Lincoln issued final Emancipation Proclamation
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. He had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation and view the January 1 document (page 1, page 2) issued by the Government Printing Office and now held by the Library of Congress.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2002
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... "The Beatles" legally dissolved
On this day in 1970, Paul McCartney filed suit in London to dissolve the Beatles' artistic and commercial partnership. Read a detailed legal analysis of Paul's case against John, George and Ringo.
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Monday, December 30, 2002
THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY... 1952 recorded as first year of no lynchings in the US
On this day in 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's classic jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.
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