By Nebyu Retta   “We shouldn’t let our fear of a football team re-gaining their trademark justify the suppression of rights for other groups. I think it’s possible to support free speech while opposing hate speech. And it is definitely possible to frame questions about free speech around the marginalized groups who need it instead of… Read More Two Unlikely Allies: The Redskins Watch from the Sidelines as a Portland Rock Band Gears Up to Rock the Halls of the Supreme Court

By Angelica Diaz   Technology spans many different avenues and products that many may not even consider to be “technology” under the more traditional computer and phones definition.  The everyday products that help us run our homes and simply enhance our everyday lives are pieces of technology that if tampered with not only would create… Read More Hack My Pump!

By Dominic Litz   Fidelity Investments acquired eMoney Advisors, a wealth management software company, in 2015 to evolve with the rapidly changing times of technology and compliance. Utilizing the company’s technology, Fidelity introduced its “fiduciary framework” which will help advisers comply with the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new fiduciary requirements. The new fiduciary requirements set… Read More Transparency through Tech: Investment firms use fintech to boost fiduciary compliance

By Nicole Siino   In February 2015, the FBI obtained a search warrant to hack into the dark web to catch child pornography viewers and downloaders. Nationally, hundreds of people have been arrested for possessing and distributing child pornography and many motions have already been filed challenging the validity of the search warrants.   The… Read More The FBI’s “Operation Pacifier” Attempted to Catch Child Pornography Viewers But Courts Inquire Into the Validity of the Search Warrant

By Bayley Weese   EpiPen is a life-saving drugs for hundreds of thousands of Americans who suffer from severe allergies.  EpiPen is an autoinjector of epinephrine used to treat anaphylaxis resulting from extreme allergic reactions. The FDA first approved EpiPens in 1987, and Mylan acquired their rights in 2007.  As of 2015, Mylan has about… Read More EpiPen Maker Mylan Quickly Agrees to Pay $465 Million in Settlement to Department of Justice with Good Reason

By Maureen T. DeSimone   Kanye West’s new album The Life of Pablo “dropped” on February 14, 2016.  In the song “Famous,” Kanye raps, in reference to pop singer Taylor Swift, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/I made that bitch famous.”  The lyric seemingly refers to Kanye’s now infamous “Imma let… Read More What are Taylor Swift’s Potential Legal Rights Against Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, or Should She Just “Shake It Off”?

By Kaitlyn Stone   Think about your favorite movies. What stands out to you? The goofy, lovable characters? The daring adventures or funny situations? Maybe a show-stopping musical number? Things that ten, twenty, thirty years down the road, you can still point to and say, “That’s why I loved that movie!” Now imagine that you… Read More Anthony and the Giant: Christine Anthony v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment and the implications of anti-SLAPP legislation in Media.

By Tanesha Thompson   There is an estimate 100,000 cobalt miners in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who labour to supply the world’s demand for cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries. It has been reported that roughly 40,000 young boys and girls are used to hand dig in dangerous mines in southern… Read More Ingredient in Lithium-ion Batteries is Child Labour

By William Gray   Few things in human history have had such an effect on society as the internet.  Today, nearly all aspects of business can be conducted over the web.  With all this information floating around in cyberspace, how does one protect themselves?  Modern day computer science allows a user to install firewalls and… Read More Life Hack: The Potential of the DNC Cyberattack

By Alex Praschma   As our society continues to feud over gun control, new-age technology in the firearm industry continues to progress faster than the Government. About three years ago, the first 3D-printable gun emerged, trembling the federal regulatory system that was attempting to place impeding restrictions on the industry. Defense Distributed, an organization that… Read More Printing Guns: A Combination of Freedom of Speech & the Right to Bear Arms

By Jessica Rubery   Just about everyone has heard of police using a breathalyzer for detecting whether a person has been drinking alcohol, but could it be possible to detect if someone has recently consumed marijuana? Well, one company in California has created and begun testing a marijuana breathalyzer.  The way the breathalyzer works is… Read More Marijuana Breathalyzer: a potential path to legalization

By Alex N. Samaei   In November 2010, a study found that Facebook users who were notified that their friends had recently voted were 0.39% more likely to go vote themselves. This increase resulted in approximately 340,000 additional votes than were originally predicted. For perspective, President Bush won the state of Florida by only 537… Read More Facebook Can Choose the President…And You Can’t Do Anything About It

By Sayyedeh Parastoo Vakili   First, the development of fingerprinting emerged, which served as a reliable means of personal identification. Then DNA profiling furthered the process of identifying suspects and catching perpetrators. Nowadays, iris scanning biometrics and facial recognition devices are not only the most reliable form of identification, but they also keep track of… Read More The World of Electronic Biometrics System

By Liz Henderson   “I heard a bomb-like explosion… then the train was right in front of me. It was chaotic. It was pretty horrifying,” recounted Mike Larson, NJ Transit employee. The morning of Thursday September 6, 2016, a packed commuter train rammed into the Hoboken, New Jersey rail station killing one person and injuring… Read More Could the Congressional Extension Have Caused the NJ Train Trauma?

By Laura Stavetski   In the digital age, where nearly everyone and everything relies on technology, a multitude of legislation intending to preserve data privacy and prevent hacking has emerged. In passing such legislation, Congress must carefully balance the interests of the general public with the interests of website operators. However, at what point does… Read More A Peek Behind the Curtain: Does the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Violate Freedom of Speech?

By Jenna Andrews   With the 2016 Presidential Election weeks away, lawmakers and national security leaders are voicing concern about election security. The Department of Homeland Security has indicated that hacking attempts have been made on twenty state election systems. Concern has also stemmed from the hacking of the Democratic National Committee servers, which led… Read More Hacking the Vote: Government Efforts to Protect the Election are Too Little Too Late

By Jaclyn Collier   Since the Voting Rights Act was enacted in 1965, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has held a critical role in working to end voter discrimination. Historically, the DOJ has sent out staff, as well as people who are trained by the Office of Personnel Management, to identify possible racial discrimination at… Read More Can Citizens Take the Place of Federal Observers on Election Day? Just Tweet the DOJ?

Technology not only impacts the way people carry out their personal lives but it drastically affects the way companies carry out their business. Technology has drastically changed communication, transportation, and is now beginning to change the financial industry. Financial services are one of the most strictly regulated industries, and with the introduction of new cybercurrency… Read More Emerging Technology Creates New Legal Industry

By Doug Mondell   Recently, a Justice of the New York Supreme Court gave an inside look at the technological advances he is bringing to his courtroom and his chambers… by using email to communicate. As someone who considers himself to be only mildly fluent in technology, I cannot believe that the use of email… Read More Y2K Called. It Wants Its Technology Back.

By Conor L. McSweeney   Elon Musk recently gave a keynote speech on September 27, 2016, at the International Astronautical Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, outlining his ambitious plan to establish a permanent, self-sustainable colony of humans on Mars. Musk is the CEO and Chief Designer of SpaceX, which is currently developing reusable rocket and spaceship… Read More The Colonization of Mars: What Legal Issues Will Arise out of a Multi-Planetary Existence?