Category: Legal Pulse

Out of Chicken and Into Court: Tennessee Man Sues Popeyes for Running out of Fried Chicken Sandwiches

Written by Erin Heiferman In August, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen took the fast food industry by storm when it launched its new fried chicken sandwich. The launch didn’t make too much noise… Read more »

Spider-Man Leaves the MCU: Custody Battle Over Character Rights Between Marvel and Sony

 Written by Shane Kelly   Well, it looks like Spider-Man is going to have two Christmases this year. Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures were unable to renew an agreement to share… Read more »

Tenth Circuit Okays “Faithless Electors” – A Shake Up of the Electoral College?

Written by Erica Masler On August 20, 2019, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that state presidential electors have a Constitutional… Read more »

Apple, Inc. v. Pepper: Apple’s Supreme Court Loss & Implications for Tech Companies Hosting Digital Marketplaces

Written by Samuel M. Cohn Introduction If there is a problem to be solved in 2019, there is likely an app for it. Apps, or applications, are a technological necessity… Read more »

New York City’s Mandatory Vaccination Order: Parental Objections & Judicial Reinforcement

Written by Sean Ferrito    The Outbreak  In 2000, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles, a highly contagious infectious disease, eliminated. This came after decades… Read more »

“He is Terrified of You”: The Legal Implications and Questions Surrounding the Tyreek Hill Audio

Written by Richard H. Miller III Introduction On April 25, 2019, just a day after Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe declined to criminally charge Kansas City Chiefs Star Tyreek Hill,… Read more »

Federal Court Grants Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking New Title X “Gag Rule” from Taking Effect

Written By Lesley M. Harlem Introduction On Thursday, April 25, United States District Court Judge Stanley A. Bastian granted a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the imposition of a “gag… Read more »

“I know nothing about WikiLeaks”: The Extradition Process of WikiLeaks Founder, Julian Assange

Written by Margaret E. Talt Introduction On April 11, 2019, British police physically removed WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London at the request of American authorities…. Read more »