Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
Articles by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
SHAPIRO & ANDREWS: Declaring war on the cartels
The United States of America is under attack. Published July 23, 2014
Russia could lose sovereign immunity if implicated in Flight 17 downing
The Russian Federation and its agents may face civil and criminal liability if it is proved that the Kremlin or its operatives supplied the missile that Ukrainian separatists are suspected to have used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Published July 20, 2014
Moscow: Continue U.S. cooperation in space
Moscow wants to work with Washington to further space exploration despite a recent NASA memo noting the crisis in Ukraine has nearly severed prospects for partnership, Russian officials say. Published July 20, 2014
SHAPIRO: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello welcomes naturalized immigrants on Fourth of July
Seventy-two naturalized immigrants proudly held their hands over their hearts at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Friday and pledged allegiance to America amid cheers from U.S. citizens who welcomed them — a stark contrast to the rising tensions nationwide in response to the surge of Central American immigrants crossing the U.S. border. Published July 4, 2014
ANALYSIS: Benghazi prosecution faces legal rights minefield
As the case against Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatalla proceeds, legal experts say Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights do not always apply to foreign nationals when their property is searched or they are interrogated in foreign lands. Published July 2, 2014
White House censors and slows release of information, agencies’ workers say
President Obama's White House has quietly empowered itself to censor or delay the release of information in ways that not even Richard Nixon envisioned during the Watergate scandal. Published June 30, 2014
SHAPIRO: Supreme Court strikes down expanded abortion clinic buffer zone
It started out as a hotly contested case that revived the decades old pro-choice vs. pro-life argument, but on Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that banned protestors within 35 feet of entrances, exists and driveways of abortion clinics. Published June 28, 2014
SHAPIRO: Supreme Court clamps down on Internet video streaming services
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday may have dashed the hopes of Americans trying to find an inexpensive alternative to cable TV. Published June 26, 2014
SHAPIRO: Cellphone ruling offers hints for surveillance cases
Wednesday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling prohibiting warrantless cellphone searches may foreshadow how justices will review and ultimately decide upcoming cases that examine the constitutionality of NSA mass surveillance programs, legal experts say. Published June 25, 2014
SHAPIRO: Experts say Redskins can win case in U.S. District Court
Legal experts say that the executive agency that stripped the Redskins of its trademark will face the very difficult task of proving that a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities in the Native American community would view the name and logo as offensive once the suit is heard in federal court. Published June 20, 2014
SHAPIRO: Living the American dream
Zachary Wood can't wait to start college. Published June 18, 2014
New documentary re-examines fall of USSR
Few American journalists know how life in Vladimir Putin's Russia embraces the atmosphere of fear, secrecy and corruption that flourished in the Soviet Union. Published June 5, 2014
SHAPIRO: Obama was wrong about Russia
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. Published April 30, 2014
Court’s affirmative action ruling: A step toward respecting states’ rights
With its ruling upholding the right of Michigan voters to ban racial preferences in state university admissions, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday took what legal scholars are saying one more step away from the concept of federal supremacy. Published April 22, 2014
SHAPIRO: Wendy Davis’ attorney-candidate conflicts
Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is not the first lawyer faced with conflict-of-interest allegations. Published April 16, 2014
SHAPIRO: Wendy Davis’ law practice shines light on attorney-politician conflicts
Wendy Davis' legal representation of the North Texas Tollway Authority while serving on the state Senate could raise eyebrows at the Texas bar association or the state ethics commission. Published April 16, 2014
D.C. charges may revive Chris Brown’s sentence
Chris Brown's misdemeanor assault trial begins Thursday at D.C. Superior Court, only a few blocks from the White House, but a conviction there is the least of his concerns. Published April 13, 2014
SHAPIRO: Pistorius and South African law
An acquittal in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial could still result in a homicide conviction because of the vagaries of South African law. Published April 12, 2014
SHAPIRO: How Chevron fought back against fraud with help from RICO
A federal judge's blocking of a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in an Ecuadorean environmental lawsuit this month has generated numerous media reports about how the plaintiffs' attorneys engaged in bribery, coercion, corruption and fraud. Published April 10, 2014
SHAPIRO: Fort Hood and the celebrity of suicide
What was the shooter's motive? Published April 3, 2014
