Errors in Weinstein Prosecution Lead to Retrial
Written by: Matt Perez On April 25th, in a 4-to-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 felony sex crime convictions. The court concluded that the… Read more »
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Life, Law, and Liberty: The Supreme Court’s Abortion Dilemma in Idaho
Written by: Shelby Spurgin The Battle for Women’s Health: EMTALA vs. State Sovereignty The United States Supreme Court recently delved into a critical legal dispute surrounding Idaho’s abortion ban… Read more »
Hermès Hit with an Antitrust Lawsuit Over Birkin Bag Sales Practices
Written By: Gabriela Zinaty On March 19, 2024, Tina Cavalleri and Mark Glinoga sued the luxury design house Hermès for violations of federal antitrust and state unfair competition law. The… Read more »
Is the Writing on the Wall for the Apple Ecosystem?
Written by: Edson Hernandez The United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and sixteen other states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on March 21, 2024, against Apple, a computer… Read more »
A Biden Administration Student Debt Program is Challenged Once Again
Written By: Madison Stonemetz On March 28, 2024, eleven Republican-led States challenged the legality of a student loan repayment plan created by the Biden Administration. This comes less than… Read more »
Fifth Circuit Restricts Scope of EPA’s Statutory Authority to Regulate “New Uses” of “Forever Chemicals” under Toxic Substances Control Act
Written By: Lauren Spiezia On March 22, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated two orders issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Inhance Technologies, a Texas-based… Read more »
TikTok Tension: The Battle for ByteDance in the U.S
Written By: Kendal Hill The fate of TikTok, an app used by approximately 170 million Americans, has become a central issue in Washington these past few weeks amid national security… Read more »
Chief Justice Roberts’ New Checkout Policy for Judge Shopping: Don’t shop, please?
Written By: Igor dos Santos The Judicial Conference of the United States published a new policy last Tuesday, March 12, to curb judge shopping in federal courts. In essence, it… Read more »
The Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Former-President Trump’s Appeal on His Immunity Claim
Written By: Grace Frey Former President Donald Trump was indicted in August 2023 on four counts arising from his alleged involvement in the events of January 6, 2021, and… Read more »