By Zayba Chauhdry, Staff Writer The cool fall breeze, fans cheering, and endless excitement filling the air means one thing and one thing only: Football is back. As the new season commences, there is discussion in Congress about the recent legalization of sports gambling in many states, and the potential […]
By Chuck Siefke, Staff Writer Social media networks have faced significant scrutiny over the years due to a variety of practices. Most recently, data protection, privacy, and mental health concerns have risen to be the most prominent issues. Both the United States and European Union have set out to address […]
By Jenna Anderson, Staff Writer Nearly 90% of Americans use Google as their search engine, making the company’s name synonymous with searching the web.[1] In its civil lawsuit against Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) contends Google became the nation’s top search engine by engaging […]
By Edward Walsh, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of pixabay.com On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed extraordinary new regulations limiting the levels of per- and polyfluorinated substances (“PFAS”), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ present in drinking water.[1] This marks the first time in over 26 years that the EPA […]
by Casey Seaman, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Women account for nearly 60 percent of the workforce, most of whom work during their pregnancies.[1] For years, pregnant workers, especially women in low wage and physically demanding jobs, were punished for being pregnant.[2] Employers routinely denied pregnant workers temporary job accommodations needed […]
Photo courtesy of istockphoto.com by Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer Individuals who have been wrongfully convicted and proven to be innocent through post-conviction DNA testing spend, on average, over 14 years incarcerated.[1] For many who are wrongfully convicted, their nightmare does not end when they are proven innocent and released from prison.[2] Unlike […]
By Amelia Trello, Staff Writer Alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate was detained in Romania on February 27, 2023.[1] Tate, his brother, and two Romanian women “appealed their 30-day detention, arguing the extended detention is ‘not necessary,’” however the court rejected the appeal, and Tate could be facing years in prison […]
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer At the end of 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) stated that there would be greater protections surrounding airliner “junk fees.”[1] This would include disclosing fees such as charging to seat a young child next to a parent, traveling with a first checked bag, […]
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer In February 2023, a judge in Texas denied a family’s request to throw out a deal made between Boeing and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to avoid prosecution.[1] The deal was made in response to two Boeing 737-MAX flights that crashed, killing a total of 346 […]
By Jurry Bajwah, Staff Writer Artificial Intelligence (AI) is disrupting academia and industry alike. White-collar professions will be going through a transformational period in the next decade.[1] In the legal field, AI will take an influential role in legal research, contract writing, predicting judicial outcomes, and aid in the discovery process.[2] Thomson […]
