JURIST - Forum

The Verdict(s) in the Charles Taylor Case

Clay Flaherty — 2012-05-14T10:30:00-05:00

JURIST Columnist Charles C. Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law examines the role of Alternate Judge El Hadji Malick Sow in Charles Taylor's trial and recent conviction and discusses the implications of Sow's decision to publicly disagree with the unanimous verdict issued by the Special Court for Sierra Leone...

SEC Accountability and the Encroaching Administrative State

Caleb Pittman — 2012-05-13T12:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Macchiarola of the City University of New York School of Law says that several recent cases involving the Securities and Exchange Commission may present an opportunity to reevaluate the judiciary's deferential approach toward settlements made between administrative agencies and private parties...

Viacom v. YouTube: Examining the Limits of Safe Harbor

Caleb Pittman — 2012-05-09T15:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist Olivier Sylvain of the Fordham University School of Law says that the Second Circuit opinion in Viacom v. YouTube represents a growing convergence of opinion in how to interpret the DMCA, which could ultimately be a good development for all parties involved...

SB 1070 and the Impending Police State

Jonathan Cohen — 2012-05-03T17:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist Geoffrey Hoffman of the University of Houston Law Center says that although racial and ethnic profiling arguments were not addressed last week in Arizona v. United States, SB 1070 has significant civil rights implications for those of Latino descent...

Charles Taylor's Conviction: Reflections of a Prosecutor

Jonathan Cohen — 2012-05-03T15:00:00-05:00

JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law says that Charles Taylor's conviction should serve as a warning to others who commit war crimes and crimes against humanity...

Public Perception and the Law in Arizona v. United States

Caleb Pittman — 2012-04-29T17:00:00-05:00

JURIST Columnist Kevin Johnson, writing a special edition of the column authored by the faculty of the University of California, Davis School of Law, says that despite public concerns over racial profiling, the Supreme Court is focusing on issues of federalism in the case of Arizona v. United States, and will likely uphold at least two sections of SB 1070...

Judicial Review of Islamic Law Under Iraq's Constitution

Caleb Pittman — 2012-04-26T17:00:00-05:00

JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that recent decisions by the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq demonstrate the Court's deference to the legislature over legal questions that implicate controversial areas of religious doctrine...

Reconsidering the e-Book Analysis: A Response to Daniel Crane

Ben Klaber — 2012-04-26T15:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist Harry Gerla of the University of Dayton School of Law says that contrary to Daniel Crane's prediction, the alleged agreement among the e-book publishers may wind up being summarily condemned even if they never agreed on a price or price level...

SB 1070 and Racial Profiling in the Supreme Court

Jonathan Cohen — 2012-04-24T14:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist David Harris of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that Arizona's immigration enforcement law, and others modeled after it, have already achieved their true goal of intimidating Latinos into leaving these states...

DOJ e-Book Price Fixing Lawsuit is Superficial

Ben Klaber — 2012-04-23T18:00:00-05:00

JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Crane of the University of Michigan Law School says that unless the government can prove that the publishers actually agreed on e-book prices or a formula for price setting, the lawsuit will be more difficult because of a recent Supreme Court ruling...