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United States v. Zubaydah

March 15, 2022
by Halle Wagner with No Comment Case Law

Despite the Biden administration’s approval of eighteen transfers, thirty-nine detainees remained at the military prison in the U.S. Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba as of January, 2021. Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn is one of those thirty-nine.  Held without charge by the United States for ...

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Is Checking Your Personal Emails at Work a Federal Crime? 

November 7, 2021
by Vineet Chovatia US Law

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled six to three in favor of Nathan Van Buren, a Georgia Police Sergeant, establishing the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in convicting individuals for improper use of “authorized information.”  By clarifying the previously vague ...

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Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to Vaccine Mandates in “Shadow Docket” Rulings

November 2, 2021
by Andrew Touma with No Comment US Law

In a pair of emergency docket decisions, the Supreme Court rejected two appeals challenging coronavirus vaccine mandates in educational settings. In the first, decided by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a group of Indiana University students contested the constitutionality of a vaccine mandate for stude ...

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Copyright Protection of Dance

January 26, 2019
by Jacob Turobiner with No Comment US Law

Summary: Lawsuits against the popular gaming company “Epic Games” will force federal courts to expand upon copyright laws regarding dance and choreography. Introduction The video game Fortnite has over 200 million registered users, currently making it the most popular video game in the world. Howe ...

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Courthouse Dogs: Witness Comforts, Defendant’s Rights

December 12, 2018
by Isadora Toledo with No Comment US Law

Summary: Although the 2013 case People v. Tohom explicitly determined that courthouse dogs are constitutional, the debate over whether or not the court was justified in prioritizing witness’ rights continues. From their beginnings with New York City attorneys in the 1980s, courthouse dogs have b ...

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9th Circuit Court Of Appeals Upholds Ban On President Trump’s Attempt To Repeal DACA

December 2, 2018
by Isabella Caracta with No Comment US Law

Summary: In 2017, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaine Duke, issued a memorandum rescinding the memo that established DACA and setting forth a plan to phase it out. Recent rulings, however, have upheld the DACA program, creating legal barriers to the Trump Administration’s attempt to en ...

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A New Approach to an Old Problem: Partisan Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania

December 2, 2018
by Thomas Huck with No Comment US Law

Summary: In light of recent Supreme Court decisions on partisan gerrymandering, the example set forth by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court provides a promising way to challenge gerrymandered redistricting plans. As millions of Americans head to the polls, one of the most important choices on the bal ...

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Are America’s Antitrust Laws Prepared for the 21st Century?

December 2, 2018
by Thomas Huck with No Comment US Law

Summary: In the twenty-first century, amidst significant changes to the American and global economy, our century-old antitrust laws may be lacking the key protections needed to regulate the giants of today’s economy, despite their past successes in breaking up monopolies. In response to the incre ...

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The Complex Nature of US Evacuation Laws

November 26, 2018
by Jacob Turobiner with No Comment US Law

Summary: While every state has laws regarding mandatory evacuation policy, it is usually up to the citizen whether or not to follow an order. Introduction Every year, natural disasters force millions of people across the United States to flee dangerous conditions. So far in 2018, many evacuati ...

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Plyler v. Doe: Undocumented Students and Post-Secondary Education

November 13, 2018
by Isadora Toledo with No Comment US Law

Summary: Plyler v. Doe lay the groundwork for states to recognize the value of awarding education to every group, regardless of citizenship status. Yet the evolution of education means that over thirty years later, its shortcomings are impossible to ignore. Perhaps even from its conception, Amer ...

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