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How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional

How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional By Anthony Bianco, Staff Writer The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States guarantees several freedoms to the people and provides protection from government action in certain areas. Perhaps most importantly, the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of expression […]

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Snapping Your Speed? Let’s Slow Down…

Snapping Your Speed? Let’s Slow Down…

Snapping Your Speed? Let’s Slow Down… By Robert Maxwell Campbell, Staff Writer Snapchat, founded by Evan Spiegel just over four years ago, has transformed from merely a “sexting app” to a social media pipeline comparable to the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.[1] In fact, in 2016, Snapchat is expected […]

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Battling the Storm: How to Protect Yourself from Disaster Relief Fraud

Battling the Storm: How to Protect Yourself from Disaster Relief Fraud By Julie Williams, Staff Writer   With the oncoming warmer temperatures comes the possibility for severe weather—tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, etc. When disasters such as these hit, our nation comes together to help the victims. Unfortunately, though, criminals lurk in […]

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Denaturalization: Evaluating Section (C)

Denaturalization: Evaluating Section (C) By Carlie Masterson, Staff Writer Many natural-born United States citizens have heard the horror stories of having to pass the USCIS Naturalization test to become a citizen. Even as a law student, I have to admit, there are many History and Government Civics questions I would […]

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Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more?

Privacy versus Security: Which do you value more? By Katherine Littlejohn, Staff Writer            On December 2, 2015, the deadliest terror attack on American soil since September 11, 2001 occurred in San Bernardino County, California, killing 14 people and injuring 22.[1] The shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen […]

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Sleeping Killer: An Analysis of Voluntary Acts

Sleeping Killer: An Analysis of Voluntary Acts By Amber McGee, Staff Writer The very idea that a person could commit crimes while sleeping is unsettling at best. Criminal law requires a voluntary act to convict a defendant of a crime. That being said, unconscious individuals committing even the most heinous […]

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Olympic Achievement

Olympic Achievement By William Shields, Staff Writer Once every four years, people from around the world come together for a few celebratory weeks to compete in the Summer Olympics. This year in Brazil, over 200 countries will take part in 28 different Olympic sports at the XXXI Olympiad. Behind this […]

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