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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix’s On-Screen Version of a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story, Gets the Streaming Giant in Hot Water Over ChooseCo Trademark

By: Toye Adenekan Netflix closed the 2018 year with one of the most innovative pieces of television…

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Who “Exactly” Wins the Bids for Government Contract Work?

By: Faiza Chappell Federal and State governments offer a wide range of opportunities for small businesses to…

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Obama-Era Outer Continental Shelf Withdrawal Resists the Expansion of Trump’s “Energy Dominance”

By: Theresa Geib On December 20, 2016, President Obama withdrew 119 million acres of the outer continental…

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Summarizing the Response to the OCC and FDIC Proposals for a Madden Fix

By: Lauren Bomberger In mid-November last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Office of the…

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How Can the Government Get More Bang for its Buck? Ban Reverse Auctions.

By: Heather McGuire When you are looking to make a big purchase, say a new refrigerator, you…

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Balancing Harm and Hope: Health Care Fraud and Off-Label Usage

By: Holly Santapaga Federal health care programs make up almost half the amount spent on healthcare nationally.[1] …

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Is Sharing Caring? Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Recent Interpretation of FOIA

By Leon Stern The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) allows members of the public to obtain information…

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GDPR Compliance Does Not Equal CCPA Compliance

By: George Gelinas  Businesses that deal with the collection or sale of personal information are faced with…

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Big Fish and Virtual Tokens – How Washington State and the Ninth Circuit Can Alter Online Gambling Laws

By: Neli Traykova The increase in popularity of online gambling games has posed the question of whether…

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Highway to Havoc: Legal Implications of Granting Autonomy to Vehicles

By:  Nicole Bruner                                                                                          In recent past, industries such as Tesla have engineered autonomous features for vehicles.[1]  There has been…

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