By: Angelica Diaz Within the last year, the amount of news coverage on police brutality has increased tremendously. Unfortunately, it has become a part of society to see social media postings regarding different types of brutality and unlawful escalation of the use of force by law enforcement officials while on duty. As a result of… Read More Police Body Cameras and the Violation of Privacy in One’s Home
By: Daniel Larson A federal investigation into a drug trafficking operation has unexpectedly sparked a highly controversial debate over Internet privacy and the boundaries of search warrants. The stage was set when The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) obtained a warrant and demanded access to Microsoft’s email servers located outside of the U.S. in Dublin, Ireland.… Read More New Congressional Bill Answers Whether U.S. Has Authority to Access Email Servers Located in Ireland
By: Shayla Aaron Paying for technology will soon make us obsolete, and by “us,” I mean lawyers. It is no secret that today’s generation is controlled by technology. Technology has dominated what we buy, how we view things, and most significantly, the way we interact with each other. Technology has done incredible things for our… Read More Paying For Technology That Will Soon Make Us Obsolete
By: John H. Brainard Hell hath no fury like a hacker scorned. As the recent target of a “black-hat” entity, Avid Life Media [ALM] can attest to this better than most. Accompanying the stolen data dump, the “Impact Team” stated that it was “ALM that failed you and lied to you; prosecute them and claim damages,… Read More I've Got 99 Problems But A Breach Ain't One
By: Jaclyn Collier How does the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) go after a hacker for insider trading when the hacker is neither an insider nor a trader? Despite many scholarly articles opining on this very topic, the answer is still somewhat unclear. In August 2015, the SEC charged 32 individuals and corporate entities in… Read More Outsider Hacking, Insider Trading? The SEC Takes Another Stab at Hackers
By: Kaitlyn Conway Although it made its debut less than a decade ago, it’s often difficult to imagine life without the iPhone. It’s more or less impossible to go anywhere in public and not see at least one or two people with an iPhone. They’re everywhere, and for many people, they are an essential… Read More Best Laid Plains of Malware and Men: The Cost of Jailbreaking Your Phone
By: Carrie Kenniston When many people think of trained dogs that use their noses to find evidence, they usually imagine dogs sniffing for drugs, criminals, and weapons. Recently, dogs have begun training to sniff out chemicals found in electronic components that can be used as evidence. Jared Fogle, the former Subway pitchman, was the subject of… Read More Drugs, Criminals, and…Technology? Trained Dogs Now Being Used to Help Police Find Technological Evidence
By: Andrew Glenny The craft beer market has been rapidly expanding in the United States. Many new breweries have opened to meet the growing demands. As you may have already realized, most of them like to use puns involving the brewing process, such as hoptimus prime, smooth hoperator, pandora’s bock, and hoptical illusions. Unfortunately,… Read More Libations and Litigation
By: Erik Boos When people hear the word “drone”, often they do not picture male honeybees, instead they envision a sophisticated piece of military hardware with menacing capabilities. How about an ultra light, quad rotor, gyroscopically stabilized, capable of 360 degree flips, a 500 foot range, and equipped with a high definition camera and… Read More Model Aircraft Enthusiasts Should Quit Droning on About Drones
By: Jerry Chapin The Internet has done so much to move us forward. It has served as an educational platform for billions of people who now have access to information, services, and goods they would otherwise be without. The Internet used to be an unregulated cyber world where the good, the bad, and the… Read More Will the 10th Amendment Save Online Gambling?
By: Madeline Lally The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) allows the general public to access previously undisclosed records under the control of the federal government. FOIA requests carry a presumption of disclosure and the government bears the burden to substantiate why requested information may not be released. Public bodies are required to disclose all… Read More Freedom of Information Act and E-discovery
By: Briana Polan The United States judicial court system is one of the primary tool litigants choose in resolving civil disputes. In conjunction, administrative agencies often have internal boards, such as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to decide adversary proceedings between opposing parties. For decades,… Read More Supreme Court holds TTAB’s decision may preclude further litigation due to issue preclusion
By: Cherie Ching Police departments are taking advantage of the convenience and efficiency of social media, such as Twitter, to allow residents to participate in locking down on nonemergency crimes. With an increased reliance on social media, police anticipate more citizens to report nonemergency crimes and prospective crimes, however, risking the safety of the… Read More A Different Approach to 3-1-1: Using Social Media to Decrease Crimes within Communities
By: Natasha Meserve Section 66 provision of the Information Technology Act passed by India’s legislature attempted to control cyber bullying, stalking and other online threats. In this effort however, the law was implemented in a very broad manner by the authorities. This led to the arrest of two women who posted on their own… Read More India’s Tight Reign Over the Internet
By: Madeline Lally After ridding itself of its “double tax loophole,” Ireland will now have to fight for its life to remain an attractive location for large technology companies specializing in intellectual property, such as Apple and Google. Ireland currently is home to what is called the “Double Irish Tax Loophole” whereby large corporations,… Read More Closing the Loophole
By: Anthony Gatto Living in a technologically advanced society can be a double edged sword. On one hand, we have become accustomed to many luxuries, which are the direct result of technology’s rapid progression over the years. Don’t believe me? Leave your smart phone at home tomorrow and tell me how your day went.… Read More DEA Sued for Unconstitutional Phone Surveillance
By Nicole Cocozza Being a tourist in Europe may come with some territorial grounds. The average traveler probably does not know that photographing iconic landmarks may be violating the European Union copyright laws (EU), depending on which country in which you’re traveling. For instance, the Eiffel Tower is a landmark that is protected by… Read More Forewarned: Tourists in Paris, France, may be breaking the law by a simple snap of the Eiffel Tower and sharing it on social media sites
By: Briana Polan Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes in 1887, as the featured character in his novel, A Study in Scarlet. Since then, three additional books and fifty-six short stories center on this intriguing character. It is no surprise that other authors, publishers, and producers anxiously awaited the character’s emergence… Read More Sherlock Holmes: Officially Now in the Public Domain … and his Friend, Watson too