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“La Fin,” A Potential End to Iceland’s Controversial Whaling Industry
Iceland is one of three countries that still allow for-profit whaling, and a February 2027 bill that could permanently ban commercial whaling may mean that...
October 19, 2026
Does Faster FDA Review Actually Lead to Faster Patient Access? Evaluating the Breakthrough Devices Program
The Breakthrough Devices Program The development of innovative medical devices can offer life-changing benefits to patients with serious conditions, but providing access to the devices...
October 15, 2026
Six Years After Maui: Groundwater, Geology, and the Clean Water Act in the Upper Midwest
The Clean Water Act (“CWA”) requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit for the discharge of pollutants from a point source into navigable...
October 15, 2026
Who Owns the Night Sky? Reflect Orbital Wants to Sell Sunlight From Space.
A California startup is preparing to launch a satellite with an eighteen-by-eighteen-meter mirror into low-Earth orbit, with the stated goal of redirecting sunlight onto the...
April 21, 2026
Your Digital Doppelgänger
What counts as harm in an age of inference? Modern systems do not just collect information; they generate it. [1] From patterns in behavior, timing...
April 13, 2026
The “Search Party” Backfire: How a Super Bowl Ad Ignited a Bipartisan Privacy Reckoning in Minnesota
Introduction: Heartwarming Ad with a Chilling Reality During the 2026 Super Bowl, a commercial meant to pull at the heartstrings of millions of viewers instead...
April 9, 2026
Can American Antitrust Law Keep Up With Artificial Intelligence?
Since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded from an experimental tool to a global industry. The exponential rise...
April 6, 2026
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too: How the Endangerment Finding Rescission Clears the Path for More State Climate Action
In the decade since the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the governments of the world have fallen far short of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...
March 31, 2026
Closing the Reporting Gap: Building a Legal Framework for Reporting Serious Online Threats
On February 12, 2026, Canada experienced one of the deadliest mass shootings in its history. [1] The shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, claimed the...
March 24, 2026
AI Companies Could Be Liable for Violence Inspired by Their Chatbots
Overview Artificial Intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, and a substantial segment of the population now regularly uses large language models (LLMs). [1] Certainly, LLMs present...
March 17, 2026