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 […]
KATIE BARKER—On August 5, 2024, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in United States v. Google LLC that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. In his 277-page opinion, Judge Mehta found that Google monopolized the general search services […]
BEN KENNEDY — Affordable housing in the United States has been a hot-button issue as rents and home prices have been rising steadily in recent years. Median rent growth has dramatically outpaced wage growth making finding affordable housing difficult for many Americans. This issue has been particularly troublesome in large coastal cities such as San […]
MEGAN CHENEY—Following the massive Equifax data breach, industries are feeling the ripple effects of shock and large-scale consumer frustration over a perceived lack of data security. Among those shifting uncomfortably in their seats are healthcare organizations, whose data is even more lucrative to cyber criminals than credit information. The morning after your healthcare information is […]
MADISON LEVINE—When negotiating plea deals under recommended sentencing guidelines, a judge may offer a downward departure to a defendant only when there exists an open offer by the state. According to State v. Lago, “the Court is prohibited from extending or accepting a plea that would result in a downward departure sentence once the state’s […]
