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Jul 9

The Limits of Advocacy: Lawyers for Terrorists/Lawyers for Torturers

Posted 684 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By SUSAN N. HERMAN
The metaphor that we are at “war” with terrorism has challenged and unsettled many of the dichotomies on which American law has been based: war vs. peace, military vs. criminal justice, domestic vs. international law, and domestic surveillance vs. foreign intelligence collection. It has become increasingly clear that this metaphor also blurs previously accepted ideas about lawyers’ roles.

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Jul 3

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Definite Detention: The Scope of the President’s Authority to Detain Enemy Combatants

Posted 690 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By DAVID MORTLOCK
After almost a decade of debate, the United States continues to struggle to define the scope of its authority to detain individuals in the fight against terrorism.

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Jun 27

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Public Health Preparedness in a Reforming Health System

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By SERENA VINTER, DARA ALPERT LIEBERMAN, and JEFFREY LEVI
The 2009–2010 H1N1 novel influenza A pandemic revealed serious underlying gaps in our nation’s ability to respond to public health emergenci

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Jun 27

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Restructuring Insurance Coverage for Drunk Drivers

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By AVI PERRY
While the gravity and prevalence of drunk driving in the United States are well documented, the actual facts are still startling.

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Jun 27

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Ensuring Government Accountability During Public Health Emergencies

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By FAZAL R. KHAN
Regardless of whether one agrees that it should have, 9/11 did transform our country.

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Jun 27

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Redressing the Unconscionable Health Gap: A Global Plan for Justice

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By LAWRENCE O. GOSTIN
Consider two children—one born in sub-Saharan Africa and the other in the United States. The African child is twenty-five times more likely to die in the first five years of life…

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Jun 27

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Are Campaign Consultants Valuable?

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By ELLEN ZENG
Campaign consultants perform a Jekyll and Hyde role in electoral politics.

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Jun 27

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One Half Century and Counting: The Evolution of U.S. National Space Laws

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By JOANNE IRENE GABRYNOWICZ
A hallmark of United States national space law is that it tends to follow the development of space technology and geopolitical events. Technology that develops into applications tends to catalyze law that addresses the commercialization of the technology.

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Jun 27

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Public Trust, Public Health, and Public Safety: A Progressive Response to Bioterrorism

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By SAM BERGER and JONATHAN D. MORENO
In the wake of the terrorist strikes on September 11, 2001, the country has taken a hard look at its preparedness in the event of another attack. One potential threat is that terrorists will release a biological agent capable of causing mass sickness or death.

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Jun 27

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Extremist Speech and the Internet: The Continuing Importance of Brandenburg

Posted 696 days ago by HLPRonline editorial staff

By JUDGE LYNN ADELMAN and JON DIETRICH
The diversity of human thought found on the web includes not just the inspired and the banal, but also the depraved. Due to its speed, global reach, and promise of anonymity, the internet has undoubtedly become a valuable means of communication for those of ill will.

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