By: Kirsten Lenart
President Obama recently was the first sitting US president to travel to Cuba in nearly ninety years. Given the recent thawing of US-Cuban relations, what will happen to the longstanding embargo?
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By: Jason Farrelly
Baseball is ‘America’s Pastime’, but it is also a source of immense national pride in Cuba. Seizing on this common ground could be the catalyst that finally ends the Cuban embargo and normalizes full diplomatic relations between the countries.
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By: Janice Pan
On December 28, 2015, the People’s Bank of China issued its rules regarding online payments in China. Industry players criticized these rules as being the “harshest rules in history,” specifically targeting third-party payment industries and non-bank payment organizations. So what did China finally decide to do?
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By: Jack Sklarski
Self-driving cars are constantly in the headlines and present an interesting look into what the future could be. But, are self-driving cars actually legal? What happens if there is an accident? Is the US alone in its uncertainty?
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By: Kirsten Lenart
What's going on between Apple and the FBI and how does it relate to international law?
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By: Kirsten Lenart
Uber has become today's go-to transportation service. With the convenience of ordering private transportation anywhere, anytime with just the click of a button and with the in-and-out, fully-automated transaction, it is easy to overlook the potential legal rights of a driver. However, many Uber drivers are starting to come forward and demand more rights.
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By: Jesse DePauw
Telemedicine has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery: imagine being able to deliver high quality medicine anywhere in the world with the simple click of a button. However, legal doctrines make it difficult to organize telemedicine companies and operate across jurisdictional borders.
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By: Jason Farrelly
Corporations are a go-to scapegoat for politicians in an election year. The idea that a corporation would leave the U.S. just so it wouldn’t have to pay its fair share of taxes is a surefire way to drum up support from voters. But are corporations looking for opportunities to lower taxes for its shareholders really un-American?
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By: Alex Henderson
This post looks at how treaties are applied in the domestic courts of the United States. Specifically, it examines whether the non self-executing treaty violates the Constitution's original intent.
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By: Adrienne Anderson
This post is an update to one of our forthcoming articles by the same author. The article examines culturally responsive education in the US and compares it to education in Canada. This update looks at the recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in light of the article's analysis.
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By: Jack Sklarski
Local governments give a tremendous amount of taxpayer funds to the construction of private stadiums believing these stadiums will benefit the local economy. Are there regulations on this practice? Must the developer look for private funds first? Is this only a problem in the US?
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By: Hyun Muniz
Developed nations are increasingly growing more reliant on computer systems, which increase opportunities for adversaries to turn to cyberspace to strike inexpensively, remotely, and effectively with little risk. How can nations respond to these attacks without violating international law of armed conflict? Are such attacks even covered by the existing legal framework?
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By: Kirsten Lenart
What did VW do? How will it be punished? What are the implications for the future of regulation?
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By: Jesse DePauw
Marijuana legalization is a recent trend within the US and around the world. Some see legalization of medical marijuana as a step towards full legalization. However, when marijuana use is still illegal, how protected are medical marijuana users?
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By: Janice Pan
Trade secret law protects everything from chocolate chip cookie recipes to transnational commercial methods. International agreements, however, leave protection of trade secrets to domestic enforcement. In addition to this international inconsistency, US trade secret law differs from the other forms of intellectual property in that it is governed by each individual state through the common law. To provide more certainty to businesses, a standardized trademark law should be passed in the United State.
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