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Sex, Money, & Politics: Big Tech Made FOSTA-SESTA Global for Sex Workers
By: Charli Vark The world’s oldest profession has thoroughly ensconced itself in the digital age.[1] Modern sex…
Solving the Internet’s Toll Bridge Problem by Reviving the Essential Facilities Doctrine
By: Louis Naiman Online commerce has a toll bridge problem.[1] Technology platforms, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google,…
Half Baked: Not the Dave Chappelle Comedy . . . Ben & Jerry’s Opposes Trademark Applications Filed by Marijuana Company
By: Riva Smith On July 26, 2021, the iconic ice cream company, Ben & Jerry’s, filed a…
A Warning Shot to “Super Agents”?
By: Declan Andersen In late August, Nerlens Noel filed a lawsuit against Richard “Rich” Paul and the…
How ‘Bout Them Apples: International Challenges to Apple Inc.’s 30%
By: Magdalene Eallonardo After the creation of the first iPhone, Apple Inc. opened its App Store in…
Don’t Get Caught Naked
By: Sam Kwan To short a stock, the seller borrows shares of the stock, hoping that the…
23andMe and Ancestry Stand to Gain from Montana and Maryland’s New Restrictions on Law Enforcement Use of Commercial DNA Databases
By: Paul Zajde In 2018, California detectives famously used forensic evidence from a commercial DNA database to…
Oops She Did It Again: Britney Spears’ Continued Court Challenges to Remove Her Father as Conservator May Have Potential Lasting Legal Ramifications
By: Claire Kretschmer Britney Spears, a pop music icon, and a person of interest to the public…
Do Monopolists Have an Obligation to Contract With Competitors? The Seventh Circuit Seems to Think So
By: Paul Zajde Generally, antitrust law assumes that competition between companies is a good thing, but there…
Tougher than Nails on Investigation Procedures under Section 232? The CIT Says Yes
By: Monica Fritsch On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“the CIT”) determined Trump-era…
