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Enriching and Undermining Justice: The Risks of Zoom Court

Matthew Prager, MJLST Staffer In the spring of 2022, the United States shut down public spaces in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The court system...

The New Reefer Madness? New Laws Look to Regulate Hemp Products

Violet Butler, MJLST Staffer In 2018, the federal government took a major step in shifting its policy towards the criminalization of marijuana. Included in the...

NEPA and Climate Change: Are Environmental Protections Hindering Renewable Energy Development?

Samuel Taylor, MJLST Staffer The National Environmental Protection Act, or “NEPA”, has been essential in protecting America’s air and water, managing health hazards, and preserving...

Are AI Overviews Creating New Risk of Libel for Search Engines?

Eleanor Nagel-Bennett, MJLST Staffer 47 USC § 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) protects online service providers from civil liability for content published on...

Social Media Platforms Won’t “Like” This: How Aggrieved Users Are Circumventing the Section 230 Shield

Claire Carlson, MJLST Staffer Today, almost thirty years after modern social media platforms were introduced, 93% of teens use social media on a daily basis...

You Can Protect Your Data . . . Once.

Jessica Schmitz, MJLST Staffer We scan our face to access our phones. We scan our hands to save five minutes in the TSA line. Teslas...

Moderating Social Media Content: A Comparative Analysis of European Union and United States Policy

Jaxon Hill, MJLST Staffer In the wake of the Capitol Hill uprising, former president Donald Trump had several of his social media accounts suspended. 1...

An Incomplete Guide to Ethically Integrating AI Into Your Legal Practice

Kevin Frazier, Assistant Professor, Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, St. Thomas University There is no AI exception in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct...

A Digital Brick in the Trump-Biden Wall

Solomon Steen, MJLST Staffer “Alexander explained to a CBP officer at the limit line between the U.S. and Mexico that he was seeking political asylum...

The Stifling Potential of Biden’s Executive Order on AI

Christhy Le, MJLST Staffer Biden’s Executive Order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy” AI On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to...