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EDUCATION:
* Harvard University - International Humanitarian Law (current student);
* Gonzaga University - Doctor of Jurisprudence (cum laude); and
* Holy Names College - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religious Studies.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Lawrence Gist, informally known as "Lance Gist," uses his 20 years of combined legal and political experience to provide free legal assistance in the areas of:
* International Humanitarian Law,
* International Human Rights Law,
* Federal Civil Rights Law,
* Federal/State Due Process Administrative Law,
* Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy, and
* Legislative and Public Policy Advocacy.
AWARDS:
Pro Bono Honor Roll, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflicts of Law, Best Professor of the Year.
MEMBERSHIP:
American Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild, Federal Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington DC Bar (Practice No. 433665), Lambda Cooperating Attorney Network, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and Veterans for Peace.
OpEd News Member for 832 week(s) and 2 day(s)
46 Articles, 28 Quick Links, 21 Comments, 13 Diaries, 0 Polls
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13 Diaries
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Human Trafficking SHARE
DAYTON HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACCORDS: An International Symposium focused on
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Bible Distribution in Public School held Unconstitutional SHARE
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the South Iron R-1 School District may not allow distribution of Bibles to children in elementary school.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Constitutional Rights In Guantánamo Military Commissions Questioned SHARE
American Civil Liberties Union demanded disclosure of a May 2009 legal memo from the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) reportedly addressing the constitutional rights that Guantánamo detainees could legally claim during military commission proceedings in the U.S. The memo reportedly also addresses the admissibility of statements obtained through coercion in those proceedings.
Friday, July 17, 2009
International Justice Day recognized by the International Criminal Court SHARE
The creation of the ICC eleven years ago today was a small but significant step towards the realization of this vision. Where national courts are unwilling or unable to act, the ICC can play a crucial role in delivering justice for victims, in sending a message of deterrence to potential criminals and in contributing thereby to the re-establishment of peace and the rule of law.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Background: Sexual Violence in the DR Congo SHARE
United Nations agencies estimate that 65 percent of the victims of sexual violence in 2008 were children, the majority adolescent girls.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Syria Fails to Disclosure Fate of Sednaya Prison Detainees SHARE
A whole year has passed, and yet no one knows what has happened to these people...The Syrian government should end the anguish of the prisoners' families, disclose the names of those injured or killed, and immediately grant them access to their loved ones." Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Honduran Congressional to Hold Washington, D.C., Press Conference SHARE
Leading members of the Honduran National Congress and private sector and former members of the Honduran Judiciary will hold a press conference in Washington, D.C., to speak on recent events in Honduras.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Radio journalist killed in Caribbean coast town Reported by Reporters Without Borders SHARE
Journalist Gabriel Fino Noriega, the local correspondent of the national radio station Radio América, was gunned down on 3 July in San Juan Pueblo, in the Caribbean coast province of Atlántida
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
International Condemnation of Aid Boat Seizure by Israeli Forces SHARE
An independent United Nations human rights expert today denounced what he described as "the unlawful naval seizure" by an Israeli gunboat of a ship carrying medicine and reconstruction material for the people of Gaza.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
The "N" Word and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney SHARE
BEWARE: This Diary Entry Contains Racist Ideology and the Offensive Use of the "N" Word. The use of the "N" word is harmful to all concerned and is only used in this diary entry because the word was used as past of the title of a post reflecting extreme right wing racists ideas which should not be ignored if we are to better understand a segment of our society that resides within our nation, state, county, city, and some of our homes.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Mustard Gas Conviction Upheld by Dutch Supreme Court SHARE
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has upheld the guilty verdict against the Dutch businessman involved in selling chemical products to Iraq designated to produce mustard gas.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Death Penalty Does Not Deter Murder, According to New Survey of America's Leading Criminologists SHARE
Eighty-eight percent of the country's top criminologists do not believe the death penalty acts as a deterrent to homicide, according to a new study published recently in Northwestern University School of Law's Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Confirmed: Human Rights Attorney Emanuel Zeltser is Free SHARE
United States Department of State Spokesperson, Ian Kelly, confirmed that human rights attorney Emanuel Zeltser was released from Belarusian custody.
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