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Reining in Big Tech
March 30, 2023
Shawn Zhang, MJLST Staffer Introduction On Tuesday January 24, 2023, the United States Department of Justice, along with the Attorneys General of eight states, have...
Patent Venue and the Western District of Texas: Will Randomly Assigning Judges Really Change Anything?
March 30, 2023
Nina Elder, MJLST Staffer According to the 2023 Patent Litigation Report Lex Machina released last month, Judge Alan Albright, of the Western District of Texas...
Reckless, Wanton or Willful: Is Firing a “Cold Gun” Criminally Negligent?
March 30, 2023
Ben Lauter, MJLST Staffer On October 21 st, 2021, Alec Baldwin shot Halyna Hutchinson, ending her life. This tragedy was the result of Baldwin’s belief...
The Future of Neurotechnology: Brain Healing or Brain Hacking?
March 30, 2023
Gordon Unzen, MJLST Staffer Brain control and mindreading are no longer ideas confined to the realm of science fiction—such possibilities are now the focus of...
Taking Off: How the FAA Reauthorization Bill Could Keep Commercial Flights Grounded
March 30, 2023
James Challou, MJLST Staffer The last year has been one that the airline industry is eager to forget. Not only did a record number of...
Hazardous Train Derailment: How a Poor Track Record for Private Railway Company May Impact Negligence Lawsuit Surrounding Major Incident
March 4, 2023
Annelise Couderc, MJLST Staffer The Incident On Friday, February 3rd a train with about 150 cars, many carting hazardous chemicals, derailed in East Palestine, Ohio...
A Manhattan Federal Jury Found Trademark Rights to Extend to the Metaverse. Why Should You Care?
March 4, 2023
Carlisle Ghirardini, MJLST Staffer Earlier this month, the federal court in the Southern District of New York issued an opinion regarding a luxury fashion brand’s...
EJScreen: The Environmental Justice Tool That You Didn’t Know You Needed
March 4, 2023
Emma Ehrlich, Carlisle Ghirardini, MJLST Staffer What is EJScreen? EJScreen was developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in 2010, 16 years after President Clinton’s...
Mental Health Telehealth Services May Not Be Protecting Your Data
March 4, 2023
Tessa Wright, MJLST Staffer The COVID-19 pandemic changed much about our daily lives, and nowhere have those changes been more visible than in the healthcare...