Syngenta Settles U.S. Corn Litigation
Written By Erika Hooker On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Syngenta agreed to settle one of the largest legal battles in the company’s 17-year history. Background Syngenta is a Swiss-based… Read more »
Author Archives: Samantha Pallini
Illinois District Court Judge Rules Against Conditioning Grants for Sanctuary Cities
Written By Alex Grzebyk Background Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 10151, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (“Byrne JAG”) supports state and local law enforcement, by providing federal funds… Read more »
Kristen E. Smith (’05)
On top of a small hill, just outside of the city center, lies Syracuse’s famous Irish neighborhood, Tipperary Hill. This is where Kristen Smith was born, raised, and eventually decided… Read more »
Ezekiel Elliott: Postponing the Inevitable?
Written By Michael Varrige Background In mid-August, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott for an alleged July 2016 domestic assault. Despite Elliott’s continued denial of the… Read more »
Rescinding DACA: What that means and what comes next
Written By Katie M. Becker “A principal feature of the removal system is the broad discretion exercised by immigration officials. Federal officials, as an initial matter, must decide whether it… Read more »
Bill Nye Sues Disney Alleging Millions in Profits Distribution Withheld
Written By Selin Demir Background Last Thursday, attorneys for Bill Nye filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleging Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) and its subsidiary, Buena… Read more »
Received or Not? That is the question.
Written by Grace Ha Eun Hwang Abstract: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that in order for goods to be considered “received” under section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy… Read more »
District Court: EPIC Cannot Compel President Trump’s Tax Returns
Written By Sam Cohen Abstract On August 18, 2017, District Judge James E. Boasberg, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, dismissed Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (“EPIC”)… Read more »
Aaron Tidman (’07)
Most kids don’t dream of becoming a lawyer, but Aaron Tidman wasn’t most kids. Having grown up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Aaron was involved in politics, government, and… Read more »
Case Study: Roy Cockrum, et al. v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Roger Stone
Written By Nicole Macris BACKGROUND During the 2016 Presidential Election, an unidentified hacker broke into the Democratic National Convention’s database and stole more than one 100 accounts of donors,… Read more »