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6Feb

A Dream of Snakes and Copyright: Another Benzene Question

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Tamara Allen “I turned my chair toward the fireplace and sank into half-sleep. Again the atoms fluttered before my eyes. . . . Long lines, often combined more densely; everything in motion, twisting and turning like snakes. But look, what was that? One of the snakes had seized its own tail, and the figure whirled […]

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30Jan

FTC Changes to Children’s Online Privacy Rule Will Make it Harder for Companies to Store Kids’ Personal Information

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Madelyn Strohm  On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced proposed changes to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (“Rule” or “COPPA Rule”).[1] The proposed changes aim to keep up with changes in technology and how businesses are using children’s information collected online.[2] The updated Rule aims to further enhance children’s privacy […]

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29Jan

A Private-Public Forum: The Oxymoron of Free Speech on Social Media

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Will Coltzer The Supreme Court is set to determine whether the government can regulate the way social media platforms (“Platforms”) like X,[1] Facebook, and YouTube moderate third-party content.[2] Although social media has become ubiquitous and has been described as the modern “public forum,”[3] there remain serious questions about the authority of the government to require […]

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30Nov

Much Ado About Something: The Foreseeability Problem in Breach of Contract Claims Arising out of International Economic Sanctions

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13 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 59 Clare Magee Introduction Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine catalyzed a waterfall of political and economic upheaval across a world already reeling from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. According to the World Bank, global trade in oil and natural gas from Russia and agricultural products from Ukraine suffered immense setbacks.[1] […]

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27Nov

Constitutional Rights Violation or Earnest Democratic Debate? Scrutinizing L.W. ex rel. Williams v. Skrmetti

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Nick Rader This September, in L.W. ex rel. Williams v. Skrmetti,[1] the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed two preliminary injunctions that had prevented state gender affirming care restrictions from taking effect.[2]  Now, statutes in both Tennessee and Kentucky prohibit minors in most circumstances from obtaining certain medical procedures offered to […]

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26Nov

SEC v. SPAC: Enhancing Disclosure Requirements for Companies Going Public Through Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

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Nicholas Walters  On March 30, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced its proposed rule to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings (“IPO”) by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”) for business combinations involving shell companies and private operating companies.[1] This rule came in response to an unprecedented spike in private […]

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7Nov

Antisocial Media(?): Meta Faces Suit for Harm to Youth Mental Health

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Trinity Chapman  On October 24, 2023, thirty-three states filed suit against Meta[1], alleging that its social media content harms and exploits young users.[2] The plaintiffs go on to allege that Meta’s services are intentionally addictive, promoting compulsive use and leading to severe mental health problems in younger users.[3]  The lawsuit points to specific aspects of […]

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31Oct

Is the International Shoe on the Other Foot? Analyzing Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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Mark Lee This June, in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company,[1] the Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania statutory scheme which requires out-of-state corporations to “consent” to general personal jurisdiction to do business in the state was consistent with Due Process.[2]  This decision allows Robert Mallory, a Virginia resident, to bring a lawsuit in Pennsylvania […]

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24Oct

The Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases: New Uses, Same Figures.

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Caitlin Maguire  Imagine if you could transform greenhouse gases into money. The Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (“SC-GHG”) does just that, but unfortunately, you cannot spend it. The SC-GHG is a metric created by the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (“IWG”).[1] The metric provides a monetary estimate that represents both […]

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12Oct

The Demise of Deference? Chevron Doctrine Faces its Toughest Test Yet

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Noah McDuff           I.      An Introduction to Chevron Deference The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council[1] has served as a pillar in the administrative law community for almost forty years[2] and remains one of the most cited high court decisions in history.[3] In Chevron, […]

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3Oct

Musk’s Attempt to Undo Twitter’s Payment of Wachtell’s Fee

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J. Stillman Hanson, Jr.  Last year was dramatic for Elon Musk (“Musk”), even by his standards, largely due to his highly publicized acquisition of Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”).[1]  In April 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Musk’s offer to buy Twitter at a price of $54.20 per share, and the parties entered into a binding merger […]

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29Sep

ESPN Bets Big with Sportsbook Agreement

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John C. Fresco On August 8, 2023, ESPN announced a ten-year, $2 billion agreement with PENN Entertainment[1] to launch ESPN BET, an ESPN-branded sportsbook that will grant access to online sports betting in the sixteen legalized betting states where PENN Entertainment is licensed.[2] ESPN is the world’s leading sports platform with eight US television networks, […]

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