Religion & Law

Turkeys Political Tensions Weigh on Womens Heads
That’s the title of this essay by Yiga Schleifer about the headscarf issue in Turkey. Below is an excerpt: … The issue has become especially contentious among Turkish women’s organizations...

Kahn on European Headscarf Laws
Robert A. Kahn (University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)) has posted Are Muslims the New Catholics? Europe's Headscarf Laws in Comparative Historical Perspective on SSRN. Here is the abstract:European opponents of the headscarf often view themselves as engaged...

Turkey must drop headscarf ban to aid EU entry bid: FM

Headscarves
From The Monkey Cage: In this study, subjects were randomly assigned to view a picture of a woman or a picture of this same woman wearing a headscarf in the style of some Islamic women...

Turkey at the Edge
The people of Turkey are facing a stark choice: will they continue to have a mostly free and open Internet, or will they join the two dozen states around the world that filter the content that their citizens see? Over the past two days, I’ve been here in Turkey to talk about our new book (written [...

Secularism and the Rule of Law in Turkey
Kathleen A. Bergin (South Texas College of Law) reflects on secularism and the rule of law in Turkey on First Amendment Law Prof Blog. While in Turkey, the Constitutional Court issued its ruling in the prosecution of Prime Minister Recep...

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Child Support
Disputing Paternity

Language Requirements for Citizenship
Naturalization without an English language test

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Water Samples
Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria.

Canadian Government
allegedly used Canadian soldier as test subjects for nuclear explosion radiation exposure.

Texas A&M University
Settles Bonfire Lawsuit for $2.1 Million

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements