Tag Archive: Public Interest

We’ll Always Have De Facto Race-Based “Decisions”

By Journal Note & Comment Editor George Kennedy On October 10, 2012, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University …

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Woman Sues Doctor for Running Non-Consensual HIV Test

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By Journal Student Writer Will Gyauch In September 2011, a HIV-positive diagnosis changed one woman’s life forever, and now she is suing the doctor …

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Integration of Abortion Services into Hospitals: Preserving Safety and Privacy

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Graph courtesy of http://feminist.org/rrights/clinicsurvey.html By Journal Student Writer Jessica Morton The National Abortion Federation reports that from 1977 to 2009 there were over 6000 …

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Will “The People” Vote?: Voter ID Laws and the 2012 Election

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By Journal Student Writer Lewis Field In elementary school, one of my teachers described the United States government as a “government of the people,” where …

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How Far Can a Church Go Before it Becomes a PIG?

-John Magana, JGRJ Contributing Member 2009-10 Friday, December 11, 2009 Every holiday season in recent memory has had religious controversy. This …

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Rebellious Lawyering Conference

- Jaqueline Orozco, JGRJ Student Writer 2008-09 Tuesday, March 03, 2009 A couple of weeks ago, I had the great fortune …

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Right to Counsel … Not So Quick!

- Jonathan Stensvaag, JGRJ Student Writer 2008-09 Thursday, November 13, 2008 A recent New York Times article written by Erik Eckholm …

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