By: Madison Budinich Designers often lose the rights to their own names by selling their business, and the rights that go with that brand.[1] However, wedding gown designer Hayley Gutman, more…
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CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties, and Crypto Copy-Cats
By: Lucas Minnick You are looking at CryptoPunk 7804, one of the finest pieces of digital art of the 21st century. What is it about this piece that draws the…
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Conservatorships and the #FreeBritney Movement
By: Ileen Younan Britney Spears, a well-known pop star with an impressive list of accomplishments, cannot manage her own financial affairs.[1] Rather, she is not allowed to because of a legal…
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Beat the Heat, Stay in Your Seat: Proposed Sports Betting Expansion in Arizona
By: Riley Williams Gambling on professional sports from the venues where the games take place could soon be a reality in Arizona. Imagine attending a professional basketball game in downtown…
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Masai Ujiri Lawsuit Ends, Push for Racial Justice Begins
By: Owen Sandstrom The eighteen-month nightmare for Toronto Raptor’s President Masai Ujiri is finally over.[1] On February 10, 2021, Alameda County Deputy Alan Strickland dismissed his lawsuit with prejudice against Masai…
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NFL Likely to Take its Time in Decision on Punishment for Chad Wheeler
By: Collin Giuliani On January 23, 2021, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Chad Wheeler was arrested on suspicion of felony assault-domestic violence.[1] Wheeler’s trial date is set for June 1.[2] Four days after…
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Quarantined Culture: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Powwow Circuit in Indian Country
By: Jacob Broussard An individual walking into a powwow for the first time would be forgiven for assuming these storied events have existed for millennia. Beating drums, vocable singing, and…
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No More Pirated Manga?
By: Eric Mormon The Japanese Parliament revised Japan’s copyright laws to address manga piracy, and the new laws went into effect on October 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021.[1] Anime and…
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Student or Athlete?: A Look at the NCAA’s Plan to Compensate Athletes for the use of their NIL
By: Daniel Keiser The issue of how college athletes will be compensated beyond the traditional “cost-of-attendance” scholarships has come into clearer focus in the past few weeks. On October 14,…
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International Free Speech and FIFA’s Efforts to Curb Discrimination in Football
By: Evan Stele The nation of Israel is no stranger to discrimination in international sports.[1] There is no better example of this than the long history of boycotts levied against Israel’s…