• Home
    • Search
  • US Law
  • International Law
  • Features
  • Case Law
  • About
    • About Us
    • Masthead
    • FAQs

Juris

Duke’s Undergraduate Law Magazine

tmp_x5OgVs_6d63fbe26019302b_GettyImages-1145542988

Dobbs v. Jackson

February 2, 2022
by Dylan Tuchman with No Comment Case Law

The right to an abortion has been a hotly contested issue in the United States for decades, and Dobbs v. Jackson is next in line to secure or deny abortion rights for women throughout the nation. This controversy has been the subject of many protests an ...

Read More
Rodriguez_Climate_Image_20-06-26

Number of Climate Litigation Suits Heats Up

February 1, 2022
by Erin Yu International Law

As the climate crisis rapidly accelerates, legislative bodies around the globe have been under fire for their inaction. A growing multitude of frustrated individuals have turned their attention to the court system in search of new avenues for climate acti ...

Read More
GettyImages-515912196

New Ban on Imports from Xinjiang; U.S. Reaffirms their Stance on Uyghur Forced Labor

January 27, 2022
by Jacob Margolis International Law

In recent years, many reports have emerged that accuse China of repressing Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority. Earlier in 2021, the U.S. State Department estimated that possibly up to 2 million Uyghurs were being held in detainment centers in ...

Read More
Screen Shot 2022-01-19 at 12.49.49 PM

The Supreme Court’s Two Most Recent Abortion Decisions

January 19, 2022
by Megan Gerges Case Law

Abortion has become one of the most contentious issues in contemporary American politics and court jurisprudence. The most well-known Supreme Court case–and the first–on the topic is Roe v. Wade (1973). The Court, in a 7-2 decision, held that a woman has ...

Read More
Emmanuel Macron in Les Mureaux

Is The French Secularist Tradition Compatible With A Globalized France?

January 11, 2022
by Belen Bricchi International Law

The French Republic is built according to three major values: liberté, égalité, fraternité—liberty, equality, fraternity—that inform the commitments of the state codified in the French Constitution. Among these commitments is the French secularist traditi ...

Read More
60c3de133076a

In Re Pool

December 15, 2021
by Nicole Masarova Case Law

Facts/Holding:  On June 11, 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court concluded that censure of Judge Pool was appropriate, following a recommendation by the Judicial Standards Commission.  Censure is a formal statement of disapproval, with no physical ...

Read More
Screen Shot 2022-07-15 at 10.49.30 PM

Pre-Law Guide: An Interview with Pre-Law Advisor Patrice Barley

December 5, 2021
by Dianne Kim Features

Summary: Dr. Patrice Barley is Duke University’s newest Pre-Law Advisor and Academic Dean. She graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 2005 and practiced for 3 years before coming back to Duke to work at the Organization ...

Read More
Cambodia Ream naval base

H.R.4686: US Sanctions on Cambodian Military Officials

November 29, 2021
by Jacob Margolis International Law

On Sept. 28, 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R.4686, The Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021. This bill requires that the president impose sanctions on Cambodian individuals who commit acts that directly undermine democracy. While the ...

Read More
Screen Shot 2021-11-21 at 12.12.47 PM

Pre-Law Guide: An Interview with Pre-Law Advisor Patrice Barley

November 21, 2021
by Dianne Kim Features

Summary: Dr. Patrice Barley is Duke University’s newest Pre-Law Advisor and Academic Dean. She graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 2005 and practiced for 3 years before coming back to Duke to work at the Organization ...

Read More
COP26

COP26 Recap: Renewed Urgency, But Will It Be Enough?

November 19, 2021
by Erin Yu International Law

The COP26 UN Climate Summit that was scheduled from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 ran into overtime and officially ended on Nov. 13 with approximately 200 countries agreeing to an 11-page Glasgow Climate Pact that has been met with both celebration and criticism fro ...

Read More
  • First
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • ...
  • 17
  • Next
  • Last

Recent Posts

  • North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall (Harper v. Hall)
  • UN Orders Russia to Cease Operations in Ukraine
  • The Gambia v. Myanmar Reaches Second Round of Hearings
  • UN Orders Uganda to Pay War Reparations
  • United States v. Zubaydah

Archives

  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • February 2017

Contact Us

    © 2022. Juris is published by Duke students—Duke University is not responsible for its contents.

    Juris

    Shopping Basket