ANTHONY MENA ACOSTA—Election law has been at the forefront of American political and legal discourse since the 2020 presidential election, which saw former President Donald Trump and his allies file 62 lawsuits challenging the result of the election. This year, election law has remained in the news, with the Supreme Court taking up two cases involving voting. On October […]
CORINNE MILNAMOW—In highly isolated areas of some states are wilderness camps—camps that are advertised to many parents as therapeutic getaways for teens with behavioral issues. However, for the thousands of teens who have attended these camps, most do not receive actual therapeutic treatment. Instead, they receive discipline—more appropriately defined as abuse—leading to a lifetime of emotional trauma […]
SIERRA EPKE—At its heart, college athletics is a business. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) raked in over $1.15 billion in revenue in 2021. With such a considerable amount of money on the line, college coaches who do not meet expectations can expect to get sacked––just like their quarterbacks. Yet, many coaches, especially those in Football […]
DANE CHAPMAN—In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered into a $1.26 million settlement with social media influencer and reality TV star Kim Kardashian (“Ms. Kardashian”) for improperly advertising EthereumMax’s (“EMAX”) cryptocurrency token on her Instagram account. In June 2021, Ms. Kardashian posted a picture on her Instagram account promoting EMAX tokens with a link and […]
SUZANNAH FRISCIA—After closing out the 2021-2022 term with West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a major environmental case, the Supreme Court started its new term on October 3 and in some ways picked up right where it left off. The Justices heard oral arguments for Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, another case with major implications for the […]
