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A Requiem for Fear, Death, and Dying: Law and Medicine’s Perpetually Unfinished Composition
March 31, 2024
Audrey Hutchinson, MJLST Staffer In the 18 th and 19 th century, the coffins of newly deceased lay six feet below, but were often outfitted...
AR/VR/XR: Breaking the Wall of Legal Issues Used to Limit in Either the Real-World or the Virtual-World
February 4, 2024
Sophia Yao, MJLST Staffer From Pokémon Go to the Metaverse, [1] VR headsets to XR glasses, vision technology is quickly changing our lives in many...
Regulating the Revolution: A Legal Roadmap to Optimizing AI in Healthcare
January 21, 2024
Fazal Khan, MD-JD: Nexbridge AI In the field of healthcare, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) presents a profound opportunity to revolutionize care delivery, making...
Raising the Bar: Rule 702 Changes Illuminate the Need for Science Literacy in the Judiciary
December 15, 2023
David Lee, MJLST Staffer On December 1, 2023, amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 (FRE 702) took effect. [1] FRE 702 governs the admissibility...
Conflicts of Interest and Conflicting Interests: The SEC’s Controversial Proposed Rule
November 26, 2023
Shaadie Ali, MJLST Staffer A controversial proposed rule from the SEC on AI and conflicts of interest is generating significant pushback from brokers and investment...
Payment Pending: CFPB Proposes to Regulate Digital Wallets
November 26, 2023
Kevin Malecha, MJLST Staffer Federal regulators are increasingly concerned about digital wallets and person-to-person payment (P2P) apps like Apply Pay, Google Pay, Cash App, and...
Floating Fans in the Ocean: Recognizing the Significance of Maine’s Recent Bill Regarding Offshore Wind Development Projects
November 12, 2023
Peter Lyon, MJLST Staffer Recent efforts in Maine have continued the push for developing sustainable energy sources, specifically including offshore wind energy projects in the...
Cracking the Code: Navigating New SEC Rules Governing Cybersecurity Disclosure
November 12, 2023
Noah Schottenbauer, MJLST Staffer In response to the dramatic impact cybersecurity incidents have on investors through the decline of stock value and sizeable costs to...
The Double-Helix Dilemma: Navigating Privacy Pitfalls in Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
November 6, 2023
Ethan Wold, MJLST Staffer Introduction On October 22, direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) company 23andME sent emails to a number of its customers informing them of...
A Nation of Misinformation? the Attack on the Government’s Efforts to Stop Social Media Misinformation
November 6, 2023
Alex Mastorides, MJLST Staffer Whether and how misinformation on social media can be curtailed has long been the subject of public debate. This debate has...