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When Commissions Bite Back: The U.K.’s £11-Billion Auto Finance Reckoning
By: Deniz Oktay On October 7, 2025, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced one of the…
The Battle for Social Media Content Moderation & Age Verification: A Case That May Turn the Tide
By: Pablo Urioste Introduction: The June 2025 Supreme Court decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton[1] marks…
The Sharpest AI-Generated Tool in the Shed: Preserving Humanity in Copyright Authorship
By: Sara Galloway The leading legislation on copyright law in the United States, the Copyright Act of…
Grab your Popcorn: Trump’s Outlandish Tariff Proposal Might Spell Trouble for Upcoming Blockbusters.
By: Gabriel Papadopoulos On Monday, September 29th, President Trump doubled down on an idea he originally suggested…
Racial Profiling and Labor: How a Recent Supreme Court Ruling Could Raise Prices
By: Manuel Legaspi On September 4th, 2025, Federal Homeland Security agents brandishing firearms raided a Georgia factory…
Ticketmaster Under Fire: How Antitrust, Technology, & Consumer Protection Laws Collide in US Ticketing
By: Rose Soltani The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), joined by several states, recently filed a lawsuit in…
Patenting the Machine’s Mind: Navigating § 101 in the AI Era
By: Nicholas Yun Under 35 U.S.C. § 101, patentable subject matter covers processes, machines, and compositions of…
Federal Oversight of “Dangerous Gain-of-Function” Research After President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order
By: Sarah Elliott On May 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14,292: Improving the…
A Wake-Up Call for Tech Companies Operating Abroad: Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
By: Guest Author The Ninth Circuit decision in Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.[1] breathed new life…
Heightened Antitrust Scrutiny Halts Major Mergers: Legal Precedent and What Dealmakers Must Do Next
By: Jack Di Masi Over the past several years, U.S. merger control has shifted from routine clearance…
