A Rushed Effort to Initiate Tax Legislation
January 31, 2018Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleOn Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the White House and Congressional Republicans revealed a new tax plan. Obtained and reported by the Washington Post, Congress released a nine-page document titled, “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code,” which summarizes the proposed tax code reformations. With this tax plan, President Trump expects to bring “revolutionary change”
Children Behind Bars: Justice for Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole
January 23, 2018Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs Article“I want to know how it feels to sit with my sister and have a cup of coffee . . . to walk down the street . . . to sit in the car and hear the rain just beat down.” Six months before her death, Sharon Wiggins described her aspirations to a news reporter
The Russia Investigation: Informing the American Public
December 16, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleNow that more than a year has passed since the 2016 presidential election and the reports of Russian interference, we should evaluate the progress and status of the Russia investigation to ensure that the goals of the investigation are being met. Currently, the investigative efforts are splintered across the House, Senate, and Department of Justice
A True Underdog Story: How New Jersey Can Shape the Future of American Sports Gambling
December 12, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleSports gambling is an extremely lucrative industry—and it is growing at a rapid pace. In 2016, the Nevada State Gambling Control Board reported $4.5 billion in profits from legal sports wagering. Nevada, however, is the only state currently allowed to profit off of state-sanctioned sports betting under the Professional and Amatuer Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”).
Ezekiel Elliot v. The NFL
November 21, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleThe National Football League (NFL) has been flooded with off the field controversies this year, including, the ongoing legal battle between the NFL and Dallas Cowboys’ running back, Ezekiel Elliot. On August 11, 2017, the NFL suspended Ezekiel Elliot six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. This resulted from a year-long investigation by
Taking on the National Football League
November 17, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Policy/Contributor Blogs . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleOn October 15, 2017, several news and media outlets reported that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick would be filing a grievance against the National Football League. Kaepernick, following the requisite procedure, filed his grievance under the National Football League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement alleging collusion amongst the 32 owners of NFL teams. What started
It’s Time to Pay the Student-Athletes
November 11, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleIt seems as if every year a new NCAA scandal emerges. This year, an FBI investigation revealed corruption, bribery, and fraud between assistant coaches, universities, investment firms, and Adidas affiliates. The biggest school involved is the University of Louisville, which is a college basketball powerhouse. In the complaint of the criminal case, U.S. v. James
Collective Bargaining for Farmworkers
November 8, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories . Student Blogs . Uncategorized ArticleFreedom of association protects workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain. Collective bargaining is when workers negotiate with their employer over important arrangements, such as employee benefits and working conditions, with the idea that workers have more bargaining power collectively than individually. Farmworkers have been systemically denied the right to collectively bargain and organize throughout
The Evolution of Patent Law
October 29, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticlePatent Law and Patent Trolls Modern patent law jurisprudence has grown enormously over the last 20 years. Mirroring the boom in Internet technology dating back to the early 2000s, the number of patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office has skyrocketed in recent years. While Google, Facebook, and other Internet-driven companies have
America’s Favorite National Pastime: 7th Circuit Upholds Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption
October 20, 2017Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleAlthough baseball’s popularity has waned in recent years, the sport remains unique from any other professional sports league in that it is exempt from the scrutiny of federal antitrust laws. While other leagues have attempted to gain a similar exemption, and have consistently been unsuccessful, baseball has managed to maintain the exemption for close to