JULIANNE RUDKIN—Reddit, the online forum, officially filed for its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) last month under the ticker symbol “RDDT,” making it one of the largest social media companies to go public since Snap Inc. in 2017. The journey marks a pivotal moment in the company’s history and a significant test for the US stock […]
ALEX VIOLA—In 2010, the Supreme Court upheld the use of delegation clauses in arbitration agreements. These clauses delegate to an arbitrator—rather than a court—the power to decide threshold issues about arbitrability, such as whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists or whether a dispute falls under the scope of an arbitration agreement. Fourteen years later, […]
JACK COSTELLO—The Supreme Court declined to halt a bankruptcy settlement for the Boy Scouts of America, rejecting an Application for a Stay of the Bankruptcy Plan posited by 144 victims of the national organization’s child sexual abuse scandal. The Court’s decision lifted a temporary order, which had temporarily blocked the settlement from moving forward while […]
AMANDA GONZALEZ—On February 6, 2024, a jury in Pontiac, Michigan made a decision that may alter the way prosecutors in the United States handle mass attacks committed by minors. After eleven hours of deliberation, the Michigan jury found Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Ethan Crumbley, guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. This conviction was based […]
MALEN NOUSARI—In reaction to perceived global failures in marine conservation, Paul Watson founded The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Sea Shepherd), a non-profit organization with a mission to “protect and conserve the world’s oceans and marine wildlife.” Initially, Sea Shepherd used aggressive, direct tactics, such as ramming ships and using smoke bombs, to stop illicit high-seas […]
