Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
In times of economic downturn, educational prestige is directly correlated to financial resiliency. Indoctrinated with the belief that virtually all highly-coveted jobs require postsecondary education, many ambitious yet financially disadvantaged young people in the...
Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
One of the most important aspects of the U.S. Constitution is the establishment of three separate but equal branches of government, and the division of the power to manage foreign relations among the branches. As a result of the Obama Administration’s successful...
Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
Defendants use laches, an ancient equitable doctrine, as an affirmative defense in patent infringement suits. Laches applies when a patent owner, referred to as the patentee, unreasonably delays in filing suit against the alleged infringing defendant. Defendants in...
Apr 22, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from government encroachment on speech. The First Amendment also protects the right to form political parties. States are permitted, however, to regulate elections by enacting “reasonable regulations of...
Apr 20, 2017 | Book 1, Notes, Print Edition, Volume 50
In 2015, the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) computer systems suffered a series of devastating cyber attacks that uncovered roughly 21.5 million federal employees’ personal information. The breaches—attributed to Chinese hackers—resulted in the exposure of...
