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 Joshua Larkin, Staff Writer Attorney General Merrick Garland came under fire for a recent memorandum he sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. attorney’s offices on October 4, 2021.[1] In his memo, the Attorney General ordered federal law enforcement authorities to meet with “federal, state, local, tribal, […]
By Rebecca Chieffallo, Staff Writer On September 14, 2021, the Department of Justice added additional requirements for obtaining no-knock search warrants and limiting the use of neck restraint techniques like chokeholds and carotid restraints.[1] Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released an announcement detailing the newly added, department-wide changes and restraints.[2] Attorney […]
Photo courtesy of Deposit Photos. Ninth Circuit Rejects Request for Immediate WeChat Ban By Sarah Thomas The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by the Trump Administration to immediately ban Chinese-owned WeChat from smartphone app stores.[1] This request came on an appeal from the District Court for […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is seeking new emergency powers that would allow federal chief judges to hold individuals in custody indefinitely without a trial during emergencies. [1] The DOJ’s request includes a […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Matthew Naum, Staff Writer Beginning in 2014, a string of attempted federal prosecutions has left the Department of Justice’s gun control efforts in jeopardy. Since the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, the United States government has deemed a single component of […]
By: Margaret Potter, Staff Writer Two years after taking office, the Trump administration enforced quotas on immigration judges in 2018 requiring each judge “…to clear seven hundred cases a year or get docked points on their performance evaluations.”[1] In addition to this burden on immigration judges, then Attorney General […]
By Karissa Murphy, Executive Editor In 1986, Congress enacted the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).[1] This Act regulated how United States law officials could access data stored overseas.[2] Over 30 years, and countless technological developments later, Congress enacted the CLOUD Act, which seeks to update its predecessor.[3] The CLOUD Act, […]
By Samantha Cook, Staff Writer Over the last few weeks, the Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox have reportedly discussed the sale of many of Fox’s media and entertainment assets to Disney.[1] Though the details of the talks have been confidential, it seems clear that Disney’s ultimate goal is […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer The news of the $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner by AT&T has brought considerable speculation of how the deal will impact consumers and whether it should be approved by federal regulators.[1] There are also other important questions to ask, however. Who are these […]
