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7Mar

Will SCOTUS Break the Internet? The Supreme Court Takes on Section 230

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By Allison Lizotte In the early hours of the morning on January 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire in a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]  The attack, for which ISIS claimed responsibility, killed 39 people and left nearly 70 others injured.[2]  Six years later, a lawsuit related to the massacre has made its way before the […]

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3Mar

The IP Battle Between the United States and China Heats Up as the Line Between Military and Civilian Tech Continues to Blur

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By Luke Brzozowski In 2015, the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) released a “state-led industrial policy that [sought] to make China dominant in global high-tech manufacturing.”[1]  The program, referred to as “Made in China 2025” (“MIC”), attempted to “mobilize state-owned enterprises and pursue intellectual property acquisition to catch up with—and surpass—Western technological prowess in advanced industries.”[2]  […]

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28Feb

Financial Fair Play Regulations and Professional Soccer: Why Breaking the Rules is (probably) Worth it

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Nicholas Montgomery Cheating and professional sports are fundamentally intertwined. There are examples in every major league across the world. Manchester City, the Houston Astros, New England Patriots, and Juventus represent the tip of the iceberg in this alarmingly extensive list. Beneath the surface, however, is the more troubling reality. Having received punishments of various degrees […]

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23Feb

Water is Life, We Just Might Not Let You Have It: Supreme Court Set to Hear Arizona v. Navajo Nation

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By Madelyn Happ On the Navajo Nation reservation, the largest reservation in the United States with a size near that of West Virginia, an estimated 30% of the population does not have access to clean, reliable drinking water.[1]  Many drive long distances to gather their drinking water from unregulated sources like springs and livestock wells.[2] […]

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23Feb

 The Ugly Truth: Cosmetic Regulation & Consumer Protection in 2023

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Lexi Brock Popular documentaries, like “Not So Pretty,” have recently drawn attention to several issues in the cosmetics industry, like asbestos-contaminated products and toxic ingredient lists, that have otherwise gone largely unnoticed and unregulated.[1] The cosmetic industry was able to avoid “strict” regulatory oversight for nearly a century.[2] However, that did not stop Americans from […]

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16Feb

I Spy: Chinese Spy Balloon Violates International Law

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By Kristen Tieman On Saturday, January 28, 2023, a two-hundred-foot-tall balloon[1] covertly entered US airspace over Alaska.[2]  Five days later, on February 2, news of the balloon made national headlines as it was spotted over the continental United States.[3]  Immediately, questions began to arise: What were China’s intentions with the balloon?  Why would China use […]

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14Feb

Supersize My Liability, Please: Prop 65’s Effect on the Average Consumer and Its Future in the Fast Food Industry

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Hannah Shirar California’s Proposition 65, commonly known as “Prop 65,” may be unrecognizable by name by U.S. consumers, but it nonetheless pervades U.S. markets and overall society. Prop 65 is the source of those pesky, off-putting warnings that state that the product you just purchased may expose you to “chemicals known to the State of […]

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9Feb

Google and the Ad Tech Stack: Monopolizing the Industry Doesn’t Just Make You Rich; It Also Makes You a Criminal

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By Jenna White As we all know, online advertising is almost impossible to escape.  In fact, the average consumer in the United States sees about five thousand advertisements each day.[1]  Even more frustrating to consumers is website publishers’ ever-increasing use of paywalls and subscriptions.[2]  But publishers are not to blame.  Google is.  By monopolizing the […]

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8Feb

Addicted to Advertising: Should the U.S. Continue to Allow Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising?

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Grace Genereaux Whether you are watching television, scrolling on TikTok, or browsing the internet, you are likely to see one particular type of advertisement: prescription drugs. Only the United States and New Zealand allow for drug companies to directly advertise prescription drugs to consumers.[1] Other countries have banned the advertising of prescription drugs over a […]

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2Feb

FTX Arena – Miami-Dade County Feeling the Heat

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By Sam Kiehl Anytime you are stuck in a relationship that you want out of, it’s tough. But that’s especially so when you’re only five hundred twenty-six days into a nineteen-year contract with an embattled cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly used customer funds to make risky trades and reportedly owes creditors more than $3 billion.[1]  Fortunately […]

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1Feb

In Mississippi, When It Rains, It Pours: Jackson Residents File Class-Action Lawsuit over 2022 Water Crisis

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Mollie Pinion It is indisputable that “[a]ccess to clean, poison-free water is a fundamental human right.”[1] Nevertheless, the water infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi has been plagued for decades by underinvestment, “neglect, mismanagement, and maintenance failures.”[2] Even though Jackson is the state’s capital and largest city, its residents are all too familiar with the daily struggles […]

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26Jan

Can AI Take Over the Practice of Law?

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By Ivey Fidelibus A few times within each generation, an invention is so novel and powerful that it changes not only a certain profession or specific task, but society itself.[1]  For example, consider the debut of Facebook in 2004 and the ensuing rise of social media[2] or Apple’s launch of the first iPhone in 2007.[3] […]

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