NATALIE WHITACRE—“We are not seeking perfection. We are seeking a more perfect union.” – Rob Richie (President and CEO of Fair Vote) In the last two of the five U.S. presidential elections, the winner of the electoral votes—and ultimately the presidency—was not the winner of the national vote. Additionally, much of the presidential campaign battle […]
MICHAEL TEJADA—The College Admission Scandal On March 12, 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts unsealed criminal indictments that arose from an investigation that was codenamed Operation Varsity Blues. In those indictments, the government charged numerous individuals—parents, university coaches and personnel, administrators of standardized exams, and more—with involvement in a criminal conspiracy to gain […]
SAVANNAH PADGETT— On September 30th, California Governor Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act that gives student-athletes the right to use their name, likeness, and image for profit. Starting in January of 2023, when the law goes into effect, student-athletes at California universities will be able to enter into contracts commercializing their identities. The new law does not require universities […]
ESTHER MARIA PONCE DE LEON — On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the European Union’s highest court, declined to extend privacy laws beyond EU member states. In Google v. Commission Nationale de I’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the ECJ held that “[t]he operator of a search engine is not required to […]
George Bell — “The parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.” So reads the preamble to the North Atlantic Treaty, which established the largest military peacetime alliance in world history. A […]
