• Viet Dinh, Washington, D.C., law professor and deputy director of Asian Law and Policy Studies at Georgetown University Law Center
• Susan Estrich, Los Angeles, law professor at University of Southern California and a frequent commentator on television news programs who managed former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis' Democratic presidential campaign

They are torturing people. They are torturing people on Guantanamo Bay. They are subjecting them to cruel and unnecessary treatment. And people sometimes argue about the definition of torture. What they're doing clearly comes within the definition of torture under the convention, under the international convention, but it also…they are engaging in acts which amount to torture in the medieval sense of the phrase. They are engaging in good old-fashioned torture, as people would have understood it in the Dark Ages.

the Georgia General Assembly, the first legislative body to create such an exemption, was originally and now remains within constitutional bounds in establishing a procedure for considering alleged mental retardation that limits the exemption to those whose mental deficiencies are significant enough to be provable beyond a reasonable doubt.

shall consider appointing a Preparatory Constitutional Commission to recommend a process by which a new constitution for Iraq will be prepared and approved. The Commission would report to the council. The recommended procedure should lead to a new constitution based on the principles adopted at the Salahuddin and Nasariyah conferences. Once adopted, the constitution would pave the way for national elections leading to a new, fully sovereign Iraqi government which will immediately take over the powers and responsibilities of the coalition.

Anchors
Anchors for JURIST's Paper Chase take rotating online shifts through the week, researching and reporting breaking legal news and other interesting law-related stories as they happen.

• Adam Henry is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is also JURIST's Law School News Editor. Adam holds an AB in Politics from Princeton University.
• Bernard Hibbitts is the founder and Director of JURIST, and a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
• Jeannie Shawl is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She is also JURIST's International Law Editor. Jeannie holds a BA in Government from the College of William & Mary.
• Jen Nolan is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She is also JURIST's Civil Rights Editor. Jen holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Illinois.
• Justine Stefanelli is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She is also JURIST's Department of Justice News Editor. Justine holds a BS in Psychology from Duquesne University.
• Matthew Jacobs is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is also JURIST's Cyberspace Law Editor. Matt holds a BS in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University.
• Ryan DeMotte is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Ryan holds a BA in Economics from Grove City College.
• Timothy Lyon is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is also JURIST's Criminal Law and Punishment Editor. Tim holds a BA in History from the University of Pittsburgh.

• Adam Shapiro is JURIST's War Crimes Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in English Writing from the University of Pittsburgh.
• Amit Patel is JURIST's Corporations & Securities Law Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
• Anjali Soi is JURIST's Human Rights Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
• Brandon Smith is JURIST's State Courts Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Toledo.
• Chirag Shah is JURIST's Biotechnology Law Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds an MS degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in Political Science, and a Certificate in International Public Health from Boston University.
• Chris Buell is JURIST's Media and Information Law Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University.
• Dana Goldfarb is JURIST's Judicial News Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Politics from Ithaca College.
• Danielle Ducre is JURIST's Legal Profession Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Economics from Spelman College.
• Hany Rizkalla is JURIST's Saturday News Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is completing a Ph.D. in Biology at Pennsylvania State University.
• Jennifer Pierson is JURIST's Education Law Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Jeremey Lundergan is JURIST's Labor & Employment Law Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in History from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Matt Shames is JURIST's Federal Courts Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
• Jeremiah Lee is JURIST's Webcites Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
• Joseph Devine is JURIST's Environmental Law Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in Environmental Public Policy and Poltical Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
• Kirk Conway is JURIST's Election Law Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in History and Government from the College of William and Mary.
• Lang Johnston is JURIST's Senior Editor, JURIST's Immigration Law Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Information Management & Technology from Syracuse University.
• Maryam Shad is JURIST's US Law & Business Press Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in General Studies from Wichita State University.
• Matt Shames is JURIST's Federal Courts Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
• Melanie Galardi is JURIST's Family Law Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Business Administration from West Virginia University.
• Melissa Schneider is JURIST's Calendar Editor and a 3L at the University of Pitsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in English from the College of William and Mary.
• Nicole Wingard is JURIST's Passages Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.
• Scott Levine is JURIST's PM Legal News Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
• Thomas Hockman is JURIST's Tax Law Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Appalachian State University.
• Winston Collier is JURIST's Congressional News Editor and a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
• Zak Shusterman is JURIST's Foreign Press Editor and a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Developmental Biology from Cornell University.