California Farmers ‘Raisin’ a Commotion, Supreme Court Willing to Listen Again
JESSALYNN RUBIO–The federal government mandates that California raisin farmers surrender large portions of their harvest each year. Despite this requirement, California raisin farmers often receive no...
View ArticleArgentina v. NML: What happens when a country is held in contempt of court?
DAVID NEWFIELD – Since Argentina began the process of restructuring its debt on January 14, 2005, many complex and difficult legal issues involving the restructuring of sovereign debt have been debated...
View ArticleWhy Resist Tesla’s Direct Sales Model?
MAXWELL J. LEVINE – “Our goal when we created Tesla a decade ago was the same as it is today: to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass market electric cars to...
View ArticleThe Enduring Controversy Over Digital Royalties in Music
SAMUEL WINIKOFF–The debate over licensing music in the Digital Age came to the forefront of industry news last year, thrusting the industry’s arcane system into the mainstream media. Various artists,...
View ArticleUber Drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors?
YANI CRESPO–Over the past few years, the idea of sharing and utilizing empty space in vehicles for profit—commonly referred to as “ride-sharing”—has rapidly taken hold in many major American cities....
View ArticleEnormous Cost of Regulating Electric Utility Engines
RANON ALTMAN–The Supreme Court is poised to rule on the issue of whether the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) improperly refused to consider costs in determining whether to regulate hazardous...
View ArticleProtecting your Intellectual Property while Crowdfunding
ALEXIS KANAREK – “Countless success stories are evidence that Kickstarter offers a quick and easy way to turn ideas into reality. But it seems with every sweet success story that comes out of...
View ArticleConflict Minerals Disclosure
JULIE BLACKMORE & JOE BUCCIERO – 2013 was the first year public that companies dealt with the conflict minerals rule. This year, we can review which companies chose to report, how they did so, and...
View ArticleThe FCC’s Rulemaking Power
Joseph Feldman – On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) decided to reclassify broadband under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 with a 3-2 vote. This decision...
View ArticleSocial Media and a Right to Privacy
Tiffany Hendricks – The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal released a groundbreaking opinion in Nucci v. Target Corp., et al., denying plaintiffs’ right to privacy argument in response to a motion...
View ArticleThe Feds Want Residential Home Purchasers to Know Before They Owe
Amber Dawson – October 3, 2015 marked the beginning of substantial changes to the transactional process of residential home buying. In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced...
View ArticleTinder’s Survival without a Revenue-Based Business Model
Jacqueline Kaleel – Today’s competitive and growing economy requires startups to be extra creative when coming up with a successful business plan. Some companies, however, have formed a successful...
View ArticleAshley Madison: Risky Business
Matthew Keilson – In July and August of this year, hackers infiltrated Ashley Madison – the world’s leading “married dating service for discreet encounters.” The digital hack released the names,...
View Article2015 Bar Exam Scores Reveal Worst Performance in Decades: What Does This Mean...
Gabriela Lazaro – Has the bar exam become too difficult or are current law students just not as smart as their predecessors? Nationwide, the underwhelming results of the July 2014 administration of the...
View ArticleThe Pending Decision to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey
Brett Silverberg – Since 1992, there has been a nationwide mandate prohibiting sports betting outside of Nevada. However, the forthcoming decision in NCAA, et al v. Governor of New Jersey, et al seems...
View ArticleFantasy Sports Face State and Federal Regulatory Pressure
Nick Catrakilis – Lately, television and the Internet have become inundated with advertisements for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies- FanDuel and DraftKings. The two DFS behemoths have spent...
View ArticleThe Legal Chaos Surrounding Daily Fantasy Sports Giants DraftKings and...
Amanda Kapur – After a multitude of lawsuits and class actions have been filed across the country against daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) leaders DraftKings and FanDuel, clarity will finally arrive for...
View ArticleThe Use of Social Data Raises Issues for Consumer Lending
Jonathan Zim – With over 1.54 billion monthly active users, Facebook continues to be the leader among social media platforms, but what do they do with the wealth of personal data gathered? The...
View ArticleIs an Artificial Intelligence Takeover on the Horizon?
Deepti Orekondy – With the rapid growth of technology there is growing concern over the possibility that jobs may be replaced by artificial intelligence (“AI”). However, we may be too quick to jump the...
View ArticleLegislative Efforts Aim to Prevent Terrorists from Recruiting through Social...
Brittany Gunter – In the wake of the San Bernardino and Paris massacres, new legislative efforts have emerged that aim to prevent terrorists from using social media and other forms of technology to...
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