The BLR Buzz Blog
The Failure of the Civil Rights Act in Media and Entertainment
By: Adaoma Okafor In the wake of racial and political injustice, Black people are pushing for more…
Tripping Over TRIPS: How Adherence to IP Protections Limits Vaccine Accessibility and Hinders Economic Recovery
By: Alexandria Johnson A year ago, analysts predicted the transmission of COVID-19; now they’re predicting the dissemination…
Towards a Framework to Measure Businesses’ Sustainability Initiatives in the United States
By: Kali Fleming American investors are increasingly interested in mandatory disclosure requirements for public companies’ environmental, social,…
Legal Ramifications of the Texas Power Outage: What Went Wrong and Where Liability Can Be Found
By: Alexandria Bowles Texas’ electricity supply is controlled by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”), which…
FTC to Hold Workshop on Dark Patterns: Does Legislation Lead the Way?
By: Louis Naiman On February 24th the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it plans to hold…
The Role of Racial Bias in NFL Concussion Payouts
By: Francesca Oliveira Former National Football League (“NFL”) players filed suit[1] against the NFL for using discriminatory practices…
Ant’s Under Scrutiny, Again
By: Eric Ettorre On February 22, 2021, China’s banking regulator formalized rules that will ultimately force the…
Implications of the Multilateral Sanctions Retaliation on Myanmar
By: Poppy Doolan On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military took control of the government following the…
Thaler v. Iancu: The Fight to Classify Machines as Inventors
By: Adam Wasinger In July 2019, physicist and artificial intelligence (“AI”) researcher Stephen Thaler filed two relatively…
Clearview AI’s Uncertain Future
By: Meghan Chilappa In January 2020, a little-known app called Clearview AI suddenly became infamous.[1] The app…
