Is Alcohol the New Tobacco?
Written By Jordan J. O’Connor On October 25, 2017, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) decided to ban all alcohol advertisements on its public transportation, set to take effect… Read more »
Category: Legal Pulse
Is There Something Arbitrary about the NFL’s Arbitration Process?
Written By Tessa J. Kajdi Background Philadelphia Eagles lineman, Lane Johnson (“Johnson”), served a four-game suspension in 2014 for violating the National Football League’s (“NFL”) Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances. Subsequently,… Read more »
Presidential Tweeting Stirs Up Freedom of Information Act Controversy
Written By Hannah Redmond Last week, a lawsuit was filed against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The suit stems from a tweet made by President Donald J. Trump. On October… Read more »
The Travel Ban: Where does it stand now?
Written By Maria C. Zumpano On October 10, 2017, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ judgment in Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project… Read more »
Madness Comes Early for NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
Written By Christina Graziadei The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s basketball world got an early dose of madness this year. On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the FBI made… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »