By: Kenzie Olsen On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved a landmark settlement in the House v. NCAA class action lawsuit (“House settlement”). The approved settlement greatly impacts the economics of college athletics as schools that opt in will be able to pay… Read More Opt-In or Opt-Out: The House Settlement’s Divide in Division I Sports
By: Jongbum Park Technological innovations have helped humans in unimaginable ways: from enabling humans to fly in a steel can called an airplane, to machines thinking and talking like humans, known today as artificial intelligence. When companies or visionary entrepreneurs come up with the craziest ideas and bring those ideas to life, both people and… Read More The Autonomous Robotaxi Turns Out to be A Preposterous Fallacy
By: Raina Patel On October 1st, OpenAI unveiled Sora 2, its first social media app giving users the ability to create high-quality AI-generated content. Sora 2 can be a powerful tool for creativity, education, and storytelling; however, with every new technological innovation placed in the public’s hands comes the potential for rampant misuse and unintended… Read More Rights Beyond the Grave: Legal Perspectives on Sora’s Post-Mortem AI Recreations
By: James Martin As the internet has evolved into the “worldwide web” as we know it today, people from across the globe can connect and share their thoughts and experiences in the matter of seconds. This is possible on devices that even small children can use, so online safety has remained at the forefront of… Read More Law Without Borders: Ofcom vs. 4chan and The Next Great Internet Speech Fight
By: Isabella Nassar In today’s economy, trade secret theft has become a globalized, beyond border issue. Trade secrets, or any information for that matter, can move in a matter of seconds between countries, and companies nowadays both collaborate and compete across continents. Thus, courts in the United States must now face a new, complicated issue:… Read More Crossing Borders: The Upcoming Expansive Reach of The Defend Trade Secrets Act
By: Lila Carey The recent “Crypto Week” marked a turning point for digital assets. Congress passed the GENIUS Act, the first federal stablecoin law, in addition to the CLARITY Act and Anti-CBDC Act, curbing a digital dollar. Together, these new bills rework and set the stage for a new era of U.S. financial infrastructure. Stablecoins,… Read More Crypto Week’s Legacy: Foundations or Fault Lines?
By: Michael Makiej When Chinese AI company DeepSeek unveiled its new large language model in September 2025, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, it was more than a software announcement. The company not only promoted new architectural features but also announced that it would cut API prices by more than 50%, a move that could disrupt both Chinese and American… Read More DeepSeek’s V3.2-Exp and the Legal Dimensions of the U.S.–China AI Rivalry
By: Carly Kulevich In the fast-moving worlds of music and artificial intelligence (“AI”), a high-stakes legal showdown is unfolding. A battle that could redefine the boundaries of creativity in the digital age. At the heart of this conflict lies a critical question: Can AI systems be trained on copyrighted music without the consent of the… Read More Hit Play, Hit Pause: AI’s Legal Battle with the Music Industry
By: Virginia Garcia Among the technological developments that have become an integral part of individuals’ daily lives, we can include artificial intelligence (“AI”) chatbots like ChatGPT. As chatbot users interact with these programs in highly personal ways (e.g., using the chatbot as a therapist), they share with it sensitive information—an upward trend that poses serious… Read More Chatbot-User Privilege: Proper Response to Privacy Concerns or Inappropriate Increase of AI Chatbot Liberties?
By: Tiana Gallagher George Santos’s career has played out like a satire skit of its own. Once a rising-star Republican Congressman representing New York, Santos was expelled from Congress in 2023 after numerous campaign finance violations and personal misrepresentations came to light. But rather than fading into obscurity, Santos embraced his notoriety and turned to… Read More From Congress to Cameo: George Santos Loses to Jimmy Kimmel
By: Julia Ferrara In early September, Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (“A.I.”) company, agreed to pay a group of authors and publishers $1.5 billion for copyright infringement. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that Anthropic illegally downloaded and stored millions of copyrighted books. Anthropic used online… Read More A.I. Giant Anthropic to Pay Up: Copyright Settlement Shakes the Publishing World
By: Quintin DiStefano Have you ever played one of those “free” slot machine apps, or seen an ad promising you can pay your bills by playing a game on your phone? If so, you’ve brushed up against the booming world of sweepstakes and social casinos. These games look, sound, and feel like gambling but have… Read More No More Free Spins: The Regulatory Crackdown on Virtual Casinos in 2025
By: Ciara Cox Once seen as novelty gadgets, drones have rapidly become essential tools for law enforcement, businesses, and private citizens alike. Their affordability, stealth, and ability to record high-definition video from the air for extended periods of time have dramatically expanded the scope of surveillance. What once required a manned approach is now readily… Read More Watching From Above: Drones and the Fourth Amendment’s Struggle to Keep Up
By: Olivia Caruso On September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court granted a stay application in a 6-3 decision, allowing federal immigration officers to resume enforcement operations that rely on race, language, and occupation to conduct stops in Southern California. This decision ventures into largely uncharted legal territory at the intersection of artificial intelligence and immigration… Read More AI at the Border: The Rise of Digital Profiling
By: Jacqueline Callahan Purchasing concert tickets has long been a source of frustration for fans. Platforms like Ticketmaster dominate the U.S. market, controlling access to most major venues and tours. With only a few clicks, fans join a virtual queue to secure seats for their favorite artist, only to encounter skyrocketing fees, disappearing inventory, and… Read More The Price of Admission: Unpacking the FTC’s Case Against Ticketmaster
By: Rebecca Bower Imagine going to the doctor and having a faceless technological algorithm – not your treating physician with human-to-human contact – deny you medical care after deciding that you no longer qualify for post-acute care. It is no secret that AI crept its way into nearly every industry under the guise of efficiency.… Read More The Lokken Lawsuit: A Clash Between AI, Individualized Care, and the Court’s Confusion
By: Lara Belmeni If you’ve ever tried to cancel a subscription and felt trapped in a maze, you’ve met a “dark pattern.” These design choices push users toward enrollment and retention while burying disclosures and making exit paths confusing. Regulators have warned for years that such tactics can be deceptive or unfair, especially when they… Read More Prime Time for Change: The $2.5B Wake-Up Call
By: Quintin DiStefano Video game characters may be fictional, but the actors portraying them are real people. Every line of dialogue and every swing of the sword is crafted by voice and motion-capture actors whose performances bring the characters to life. When you feel a chill from a sudden jump scare or a villain’s menacing… Read More Game Over for Unauthorized AI Performances: The SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike and Performer Protections Under the New Collective Bargaining Agreement
By: Julia Ferrara The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) $10 million to settle allegations regarding Disney’s collection of children’s data from YouTube videos in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Since 2019, YouTube has required its users to indicate whether or not they make videos… Read More Disney in Hot Water: FTC Settlement Over Kids’ Privacy Violations
By: Leila Greige On October 25, 2025, Hanoi will host the signing ceremony for the United Nations’ new cybercrime treaty, a landmark agreement adopted in 2024 after years of negotiation. The treaty is intended to establish the first comprehensive global framework for addressing cybercrime, with procedures for cross-border evidence sharing, extradition, and legal cooperation. While… Read More The UN Cybercrime Treaty: International Unity or Authoritarian Opportunity?