By: Qianda Rao On December 6, 2021, The White House announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, saying the United States would not send any government officials to…
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HEIRS OF PUERTO RICAN BASEBALL LEGEND, ROBERTO CLEMENTE, COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEMISE OF PUERTO RICO’S SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
By: Brandon Marinelli Puerto Rico’s potential Sovereign Immunity death may come from the hands of one of its most famous icon’s sons. On August 5th, 2022, the heirs of the…
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THE POST-DOBBS LANDSCAPE OF WNBA AND NWSL TRADES
By: Kristina Major One day after athletes celebrated Title IX’s 50th anniversary, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[1] The…
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SOME THINGS ARE (NOT) MEANT TO BE: WHY SONGWRITER’S HEIRS CAN’T PROFIT OFF NEW ELVIS MOVIE
By: Dominique Quaglia On June 24, 2022, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was released in theaters across America.[1] Since then, the film, starring Austin Butler, has grossed more than $280 million in…
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THE LIV-PGA DISPUTE HEATS UP
By: Max Hardt The PGA has some unwelcome competition. LIV Golf, funded by Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund,[1] launched a new golf tour in June, 2022 with the first of…
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION
By: Heather Udowitch MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION For over 100 years, Minor League Baseball (“MiLB”) operated without a formal union.[1] However, everything changed…
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SHUT UP AND PAY: ALEX JONES FACES $45.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES AMID SANDY HOOK MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN
By: Josie Jasmin “Speech is free . . . but lies you have to pay for.”[1]As a result of conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, falsely claiming that the Sandy Hook Elementary…
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THE ARTWORK FORMERLY A PHOTOGRAPH OF PRINCE: ANDY WARHOL CASE BRINGS THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT
By: Matthew Bade On October 12th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. v. Goldsmith.[1] This is the first fair use case to come before…
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THE DESHAUN WATSON SITUATION: NFL SETTLES FOR 11-GAMES AND MUCH MORE UNCERTAINTY
By: Joseph Halow On August 1, 2022, former District Judge Sue Robinson issued her decision on an unprecedented issue: Deshaun Watson’s punishment.[1] Watson, the Cleveland Browns quarterback, had just settled…
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ANTITRUST SUIT SEEKS TO BLOCK MERGER OF TWO PUBLISHING GIANTS
By: Cassie Lewis August 22 marked the end of the explosive three-week trial between the Department of Justice and two publishing giants attempting to merge.[1] The trial’s result will heavily…