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Micro[chip] Problems Leading to Macro Issues: Dwindling U.S.-China Relations...
By: Aissatou Touré The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) describes U.S.-China relations as tense.[1] One of the U.S.’s main trading partners is China, but the concern over China’s rapid...
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The Supreme Court Gets Moody: SCOTUS to Settle the Circuit Split on Content...
By: Dalia Wrocherinsky On September 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to NetChoice v. Attorney General[1] and NetChoice v. Paxton[2], cases from Florida and Texas in which the trade...
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Careful How You Use Your AI: How the NO FAKES ACT Can Alter the Digital...
By: Hannah Lief The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2023, also known as the NO FAKES ACT, is a bipartisan proposal that is designed to create a uniform right to...
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Courtroom Showdown: Potential Game Changer for Securities Fraud Claims and...
By: Cassy Sulzer On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure liability case of Moab Partners, L.P. v. Macquarie...
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How Social Media Influencers may be Violating Depression-Era Securities Laws
By: Seth Bilbrey With venture capital firms and other investment companies flocking to social media to promote investment projects, courts are being forced to look at a depression era securities law to...
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The FTC’s Plan to Throw Away “Junk Fees” in New Proposed Rule
By: Kevin Quintanilla A big win may come soon to consumers due to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new proposed rule to ban junk fees.[1] Junk fees refer to hidden costs or extra charges that a...
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Universal Music Suit: The Future of Generative AI Software in the Music Industry
By: Vincent Alfieri Universal Music Group has recently filed a lawsuit against Anthropic PBC, an Amazon backed startup, alleging that the company’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) chatbot infringes on...
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Beyond Shoes: Exploring Nike’s Flyknit Patents and Their Market Implications
By: Megan Brosnan After decades of dedicated research, Nike introduced its groundbreaking Flyknit technology in 2012, marking a transformative moment in the evolution of contemporary running shoe...
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When to Start the Clock: Battle of the Statute of Limitations in the...
By: Sarah Benjamin The Copyright Act establishes a three year statute of limitations.[1] However, courts are split on how to decipher when exactly the timeframe for a claimant to bring a claim...
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Put Down Your Phone: How Official Communications on Private Networks are...
By: Griffin Wray With the ever-increasing use of personal phones, social media, and email, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, financial firms are repeatedly and inadvertently violating...
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Moving Fast and Breaking the Video Privacy Protection Act
By: Caitlyn Lindstrom Patreon, a video content subscription platform,[1] challenged the constitutionality of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”),[2] which allows consumers to “maintain control...
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Avoiding Discrimination in AI-driven Credit Models: Compliance with Adverse...
By: Elizabeth Sloop From spam filters and online shopping[1] to ChatGPT[2], artificial intelligence (“AI”) is an everyday conversation topic. Likewise, financial institutions have incorporated AI into...
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How Brita’s Alleged Patent Ambush Can Wash Away Competition in the Water...
By: Gustav Gulmert According to the Environmental Working Group, over fifty percent of Americans consider their tap water as unsafe.[1]Instead, people turn to water pitcher filters for their drinking...
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Your Privacy: Wrapped
Credit: Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farragut_North_DC_Metro_td_(2018-04-27)_03.jpg. By: Miguel E. Serrano How does the sudden prevalence of “Wrapped” compilations fit...
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What the Shell? Understanding the SEC’s Latest Rule for SPACs
By: Liam Sullivan Last month, SEC Commissioners adopted new rules regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), concluding a years-long effort to increase transparency and protections around...
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A Win for the SEC: Terraform Cryptocurrencies are Securities
By: Julie Chung The rise in cryptocurrency usage and sales confused the traditional securities and financial space. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) typically exercised regulatory...
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Monument(al) Designations and Their Vulnerabilities
By: Sarah Benjamin The Antiquities Act, which was passed in 1906, gives Presidents broad discretion to designate areas as National Monuments and thereby take them out of use for commercial industries...
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How Courts Are Navigating the Constitutional Debate Around FINRA’s...
By: Hannah Lief Alpine Securities Corporation (“Alpine”), a broker-dealer, is challenging the delegation of authority by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to Financial Industry Regulatory...
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Duty to Protect: How the 23andMe Data Breach is Defining the Responsibilities...
By: Veronica Walsh On October 6, 2023, 23andMe reported they had experienced numerous data breaches executed by hackers through credential stuffing between April and September of 2023.[1] Since the...
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The Legal Cloud Over Trump: How Business Troubles Could Shape His...
By: Jae De Leon In a recent legal setback for Donald Trump, a state judge in New York ordered him to pay nearly $355 million in penalties for engaging in years of fraud by misrepresenting the value of...
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