JURIST's Paper ChaseA law professor's syllabus of new law, learning and links - by Bernard Hibbitts, Editor of JURIST at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.This feed has moved- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The RSS feed for JURIST's Paper Chase has moved to http:jurist.law.pitt.edupaperchaseblogger_rss.xml The URL of JURIST's Paper Chase blog has also changed to http:jurist.law.pitt.edupaperchase Please adjust your subscriptions and bookmarks.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/ To rehear or not to rehear That's the question in 9th Circuit Pledge waiver...- (Found July 8, 2008 ) A split US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that it would not grant an en banc rehearing of the case in which a three-judge panel had originally held, in June 2002, that a 1954 federal Act adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, and a California school district's practice of teacher-led recitation of the Pledge with the added words included, violated the Establishment Clause.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90389926 War crimes tribunal releases defendant detained by mistake- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ordered the immediate release Friday of a Kosovo Albanian indicted and detained for war crimes in the murder and torture of Serb and Albanian civilians. Defense lawyers argued successfully that Agim Murtezi, 46, was "not the person referred to in the indictment" and should be returned to Kosovo.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90390399 Military tribunal crimes list- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The Pentagon Friday released a draft instruction listing and defining violations of the laws of war and other offenses which it considers triable by military commission. The offense categories include terrorism, hijacking, "employing poisons and analagous weapons," using protected persons or property as shields, rape and spying.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90390474 Law school briefs - late edition- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The South Texas College of Law announced Friday afternoon that James J. Alfini of Northern Illinois University College of Law will be its ninth President and Dean, succeeding incumbent Frank T. Read. Read the STCL press release. At Duke Law School Februa...http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90391002 Ashcroft, Hatch reactions to denial of rehearing in Pledge of Allegiance case- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Attorney General John Ashcroft and Senate Judiciary Committee Orrin Hatch both issued statements Friday reacting to the decision of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals noted earlier today on JURIST not to rehear en banc a case in which the court had held that school recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance offended the Establishment Clause.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90391473 March 1 - This day at law- (Found July 8, 2008 ) On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared:all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, publi...http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90393003 Saturday briefs- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The Department of Homeland Security officially came into existence Saturday, absorbing some twenty federal agencies that had formerly been run in other Government departments. Read the DHS press release. With the re-organization come websites for the new Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90395421 March 2 - This day at law- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702. Learn more about Lord Mansfield from the Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90393020 Sunday briefs- (Found July 8, 2008 ) From the law school conference circuit: the Digital Rights Management meeting at UC Berkeley School of Law that wrapped up Saturday is featured in an article in CNET. Audio recordings of most of the conference sessions are already online from Berkeley; video footage should follow shortly.http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/#90397633 |