By Angelica Diaz It is no secret that the progression of technology moves so quickly and with that, it is difficult to not only keep up the technology itself but also it is hard to have laws keep up with such progression. As the nation has been inspired by recent healthy living trends, many… Read More Fitbit Tracks Your Steps Straight to a Criminal Investigation
By Bayley Weese Humans conceived the idea of artificial life as far back as 1823 when Mary Shelley wrote her novel Frankenstein, about a famous monster created from an unorthodox science experiment. While we have come a long way since then, and our fascination with artificial intelligence and robots has only increased. In the… Read More Robots Could Be People Too: How the European Union Debated Legal Rights for Robots and Implications for the United States.
By William Gray Imagine a world with less car accidents. Where one could step into a car after a long day’s work and not worry about staying awake behind the wheel. Or even a night out with friends without having to worry about who the designated driver is. These days are not far off. … Read More A Comeback Story: How Tesla is Revolutionizing the Autonomous Vehicle Industry
By Chris Gavrielidis Twitter is all about “social justice,” according to its Vice President and General Manager. In a recent blog post, the social media outlet announced that “[u]sing Twitter’s Public APIs or data products to track or profile protesters and activists is absolutely unacceptable and prohibited.” And in the interest of “justice,” it… Read More Twitter Data Not Available to Law Enforcement—Says Twitter
By Sam Syska Remember the Ice Age when dinosaurs walked the planet until a huge freeze took over the world? Well, now the age is back, except this time it’s hackers roaming around and cybersecurity taking over. Probably a dramatic comparison, but companies (with a love tap from regulators) are seriously ramping up cybersecurity… Read More M&As, Meet Cybersecurity
By Sayyedeh Parastoo Vakili Federal law prevents the public from utilizing federal agency logos or seals. However, the issue here is with respect to state agencies. Would it be lawful for the public domain to use state agency logos or letterheads? Would individuals or an entity be able to use obsolete logos and letterheads… Read More The Public Usage of State Government Logo and Seal
By Liz Henderson “I am a big believer in technology and will be a strong supporter of expanding tech capabilities in the United States. As President, my goal would be to ensure that the intellectual property produced in America remains the property of those who produce it. Letting other countries steal our property will… Read More What Could Trump do to Tech?
By Laura Stavetski Bitcoin is a virtual currency that allows its users to exchange any amount of money with anyone all over the world. Bitcoin operates with no central authority or banks and manages all of its transactions on a network. Many users have been drawn to Bitcoin due to its anonymity. Although all… Read More IRS Lawsuit Threatens Anonymity of Virtual Currency Users
By Jessica Rubery In recent years, social media has been utilized by people all over the world to communicate and display their lives to whomever they wish to allow to view it. Many social media sites allow users to use various privacy settings in order to prevent people from viewing their profile pages. However,… Read More Social Media: Preventing fraud in the Legal Field
By Jenna Andrews A record-breaking tax dispute between Apple and the European Commission (EC) has resulted in an order for Apple to pay $14.5 billion to Ireland for reimbursement of illegal state aid. Apple is appealing this decision to the European General Court and the result will likely alter how corporate tax avoidance is… Read More Another Bite of the Apple: The European Commission Cracks Down on Corporate Tax Havens
Elizabeth Holmes’ dream started as a young child who “wanted to discover something new, something that mankind didn’t know was possible.” This attitude, coupled with her fear of needles, drove Holmes to drop out of Stanford University at the age of nineteen in order to pursue her vision of creating a remarkable innovation that was… Read More Theranos: Changing the World One Drop at a Time, or Scamming Investors of Millions of Dollars?
By Harrison Lebov In an era where a car can drive itself and the colonization of Mars is a real possibility, it is staggering to think that courthouses and trial court systems are reluctant to utilize the internet. Legal technologists are not proposing a complete upheaval of court procedures, but merely technological supplements. With… Read More Bridging the Justice Gap: Guided Interviews and Document Automation
By Conor L. McSweeney The cybersecurity industry and policy experts have been warning about the dangers posed by Internet of Things (IOT) devices to the larger internet ecosystem in recent years, but they were lacking a prime example that exposed its vulnerability. That changed following two recent major attacks that showcased the immense damage… Read More Regulating the Internet of Things? Lessons Learned from the Mirai Botnet
By Ashley Berger Data hacks and security breaches of classified information are common in our everyday society and hackers are constantly coming up with new ways to access secure information. One of the newest ways for hackers to cause destruction is by hacking imbedded medical devices like insulin pumps, pacemakers, cochlear hearing implants and… Read More Data Hacks and Defibrillators: How Hacking Could be Detrimental to Imbedded Medical Devices
By Alex M. Samaei Virtual Reality is estimated to have an annual revenue of $150 billion by 2020. This is because of companies such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft investing heavily in the technology to make it more realistic and immersive. Industry has been able to utilize this new tool so users can immerse… Read More The Tort Implications of Sexual Assault in Virtual Reality
By Elizabeth Libro When the movie the Matrix made its debut in 1999, it raised millions of questions for viewers regarding whether or not we were actually living in an alternative computer simulated reality. For years people asked themselves this question. In recent years, however, two Silicon Valley tech billionaires have come forward with… Read More Is the Computer Simulated Reality from the Matrix our Current Reality and How Does that Affect our Privacy Rights?
By Jordan Bigda On September 30th, 2016, a federal magistrate judge in San Francisco approved service of a lawsuit via Twitter. This is the first time in American history that service was allowed on social media only. This is a special circumstance in which the plaintiff could not locate the defendant, an overseas Kuwaiti… Read More Tweet: You Got Served
By Sammi Elefant Most of us can agree that whether it was recorded in 2016 or in 1964, music has exceptional value. However, the current status quo of copyright laws in America deem legacy artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys among many others, as not eligible for royalties when… Read More The Wrong Side of History: How Copyright Laws Have Failed Legacy Artists
By Melissa Dobstaff The hospitality industry has been evolving, even more so since AirBed & Breakfast, aka “Airbnb” officially broke into the market back in 2008. Airbnb launched as an online marketplace and home-stay network that allows individuals to list and provide short-term lodging rentals in residential properties. Those who use Airbnb to list… Read More Airbnb: A Call for Regulation
By Derek M. Ciulla The Bar exam is a grueling exam that takes a physical and emotional toll on everyone who attempts to take it. It is every law student’s worst nightmare to be informed that they have failed. However, can you imagine what a law student must feel like when they actually pass… Read More Dear Applicant for Admission to the Bar…