MORGAN GARCES—Parody enjoys many First Amendment protections. So much so, that poking fun at common trademarks has become a staple in modern media: Weird Al sings about being Trapped in the Drive Through, as opposed to R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet, and the joker sleeps well at night knowing that he has the trademark […]
JOEL ZEMACH—The Supreme Court’s decision to end universities’ affirmative action programs in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College has sparked a flurry of litigation directed at extending the Court’s colorblind stance on education to corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs. While the Court did not proclaim to effectuate […]
EMILY GRADY—In March of this year, two bills were introduced in Congress to increase public access to both the federal courtrooms and the Supreme Court of the United States. The bill pushing for media coverage in the federal courtrooms gives the presiding judge the authority to permit a wide variety of media coverage including broadcasting, […]
ALLAN LEMOS—A universal opt-out request is a signal that is sent by a third-party platform on behalf of the internet user that communicates the user’s choice to opt-out of the sale and sharing of their personal information. Essentially, these signals are a way for users to communicate privacy preferences to a host of websites by using a specific search […]
MACY NIX—With the rapid increase of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) and the uncertainty surrounding its containment, measures suggested to combat Coronavirus have had a rippling effect on both everyday life and the United States’ legal system. On Tuesday, March 17th, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady set forth an administrative order, ordering the […]
