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Student-Athlete “Employee” Status After Johnson v. NCAA: Litigation & Compliance in a Post-Legislative Landscape
By: Jack Di Masi Due to Congress’s failure to enact a uniform statutory rule insulating student-athletes from…
Trump Administration Drops Appeal in University Dear Colleague Letter Case: What the District Court’s Analysis Means for Businesses
By: Alejandra Gutierrez On January 21, 2026, the Trump Administration abandoned its appeal in a case before…
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…
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…
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]…
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…
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…
Are ‘Independent Contractors’ Really Employees?
By: Kevin Lauro Estimates placed up to thirty-six percent of the United States workforce—and as much as…
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…
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…
