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Public Health or Political Propaganda? Florida Supreme Court Dismisses DeSantis Anti-Abortion Spending Suit
EMILY LOPEZ—After the landmark Dobbs decision, abortion rights have become one of the nation’s most contentious legal battles, with states grappling over the scope of reproductive freedoms. In Florida, Richardson v. Sec’y, Fla. Agency for Health Care Admin. has emerged as yet another lawsuit in this ongoing struggle, alleging that top state officials used public […]
Legal “Treble”: Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Leave Several Companies Facing the Music
ASHLEY EMANUEL—With the increasing popularity of social media and digital marketing, many companies trying to keep up with this year’s latest trends are now facing the music over their social media posts. From sports teams to restaurant chains and hotels, the lack of a copyright license for songs used in social media posts have left […]
Public Health or Political Propaganda? Florida Supreme Court Dismisses DeSantis Anti-Abortion Spending Suit
EMILY LOPEZ—After the landmark Dobbs decision, abortion rights have become one of the nation’s most contentious legal battles, with states grappling over the scope of reproductive freedoms. In Florida, Richardson v. Sec’y, Fla. Agency for Health Care Admin. has emerged as yet another lawsuit in this ongoing struggle, alleging that top state officials used public […]
Legal “Treble”: Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Leave Several Companies Facing the Music
ASHLEY EMANUEL—With the increasing popularity of social media and digital marketing, many companies trying to keep up with this year’s latest trends are now facing the music over their social media posts. From sports teams to restaurant chains and hotels, the lack of a copyright license for songs used in social media posts have left […]
When Did War Crimes Stop Being War Crimes?
IARA DIRCIE—On November 29, 1947, the United Nations (“UN”) Resolution 181—known as the Partition Plan—proposed dividing Mandatory Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, with Jerusalem under an international regime. However, what the UN envisioned as a path to peace and harmony instead sparked immediate internal conflict in the region. When Israel, acting […]
Trouble Bruen: The Ambiguities of Second Amendment Analysis
JACKSON GILLESPIE—Gino Recchia, a firearms dealer, filed suit in Massachusetts federal court on October 4th, alleging that a state law that went into effect on October 2nd, which bans the possession and sale of assault-style firearms and large capacity feeding devices (LCMs), violates his Second Amendment right to bear arms. Recchia’s complaint is just one […]
DOJ v. Visa: What Can We Expect as Consumers?
BARAK KOREN—Americans spend over four trillion dollars using debit cards each year. But what really happens behind the scenes when you pull out your debit card at the grocery store to tap and pay? To illustrate, say you make a fifty-dollar purchase using your Visa debit card, issued by Chase Bank. This transaction will charge […]
Chasing the Bag: FTC Seeks to Block Merger Between Purveyors of “Accessible Luxury” Handbags
ALEJANDRO OTERO—As the hip crowd gathered around the runway in Chelsea for New York Fashion Week, the case for the future of the fashion industry began in Lower Manhattan. On September 9, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York began hearing arguments in the FTC’s case against the merger […]
Is Reading the Fine Print Enough? What the Disney Wrongful Death Suit Reveals to Consumers About Arbitration Agreements
ALEXA MASCARO—Earlier last month, Disney found itself in hot water for moving to dismiss a wrongful death suit filed on behalf of Kanokporn Tangsuan, an NYU doctor who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant in 2023. The suit, brought by Tangsuan’s widower, alleges that Disney acted negligently by failing […]
