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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Can Norwegian punishment fit the crime?”
Main July 28, 2011"Can Norwegian punishment fit the crime?"The question in the title of this post is the headline of this notable piece in USA Today. Here are excerpts: [I]n…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Commentary on the Media’s Failure to Refer to Anti-Aborton Violence as “Terrorism”
Slate: The Terrorism Taboo, by Amanda Marcotte:I'm unclear on why the word "terrorism" continues to be taboo in articles such as this one by A.G. Sulzberger in the New York…
International Law Prof Blog
Egypt Charges Former Mubarak Officials with Crimes Relating to Attacks on Demonstrators in Tahrir Square
The New York Times reports that more than two dozen former officials and allies of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were charged this week with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism for…
The Right Coast
Assimilation s Failure, Terrorism s Rise – NYTimes.com
IN neither Britain nor Germany did multiculturalism create militant Islam, but in both it helped clear a space for it among Muslims. The challenge facing Europe today, therefore, is how…
International Law Prof Blog
Military Commission Review Court Upholds Hamdan’s Sentence
Readers of this blog will likely remember Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamden (Osama Bin Laden's driver), who successfully challenged the United States' use of military commissions before the U.S.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Will the Real Terrorists Please Stand Up Screening July 26
From the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law:Dear friends, We are writing to you to attend the screening of an important new documentary “Will the real terrorist please stand up,”…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Defining Terrorism: Sudha Setty on the War on Terror
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The War on Terror obviously requires a definition of "terror" and "terrorism." Unlike the definitional challenges we discussed yesterday, it is difficult to imagine any Justices of the United States…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
CFP: FedCourts Section AALS on War, Terrorism, and Federal Courts
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CFP for January 2012 AALS Conference, deadline August 29, 2011 The AALS Section on Federal Courts is pleased to announce a call for papers in conjunction with the 2012 Annual Meeting…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
AALS Section On Federal Courts: Call For Papers
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Steve Vladeck (American University) has posted the following call for papers on Prawfsblawg:The AALS Section on Federal Courts is pleased to announce a call for papers in conjunction with…
International Law Prof Blog
Syria Liable for US$413 Million Judgment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court judgment against Syria in the amount of US$413 million on Friday. Syria is accused of providing…