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Grok’s Image Generator Must Go, and Take Its Deepfakes with It.

By: Kobain Radzat-Lockwood In early December of 2024, xAI, the company behind X (formerly Twitter), introduced an…

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Home Office or Permanent Establishment? Implications of the 2025 OECD Commentary on the Model Tax Convention

  By: Natalia Baigorri On November 19, 2025, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) released…

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Who’s the Boss? – Michigan Argues for Sovereign Immunity over International Pipeline Operations

By: Lauren E. Smith The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments for Enbridge v. Nessel[1]…

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Will I Win in Court? The Rise of Prediction Markets and Whether They Fall Under State Gambling Laws

By: David Stout Mere hours before any formal announcement by the U.S. government, one Polymarket user initiated…

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Playing for Keeps: CFIUS and the EA Acquisition

By: Sam Schroeder Electronic Arts (EA) is a massive firm in the video game industry, creating and…

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Are ‘Independent Contractors’ Really Employees?

By: Kevin Lauro Estimates placed up to thirty-six percent of the United States workforce—and as much as…

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The Seat That Never Sleeps: London’s 2025 Arbitration Glow-Up

By: Thabiso Faith Mutumhe The Arbitration Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”), which came into force on August…

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Big Bubble or Local Fraud? How Tricolor’s Recent Bankruptcy Highlights Continuing Issues with Credit Rating Agencies

By: Francesca Jaubert In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank…

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Puck Dropped: How Teenage Hockey Players Have Opened the Door for Professional Athletes in NCAA Athletics

By: Patrick Neiswender There have always been two major developmental paths for a youth ice hockey player:…

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Tokenized Deposits and Stablecoins Offer Regulators a Brave New World in Financial Services

By: Rashonda Harris Since the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (hereinafter, the “GENUIS…

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