After years of boldly being the only developed nation with a first-to-invent patent system, America is finally going first-to-file . . . and Nathan Hoeschen explains why it probably doesn’t matter.
Margaret Schmidt explores the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act and its implications for economic recovery.
Zach Zemlin looks at the medical device tax in the Affordable Care Act and how the new tax may affect the American medical device industry.
In Part I of a series of related posts, Greg Renick gives his take on the problem of faulty eyewitness testimony and the rate of wrongful imprisonment in the United States.
JLPP’s Senior Blog Editor Suzy Marinkovich looks at the heated debate on online anonymity.
Michaela Dudley examines the impact of Megan’s Law on juvenile sex offenders.
Do you know what is in your food? In this eye-opening post, Lauren Bowman explains proposed legislation in California that would require labels on foods containing GMOs.
Lyndsey Marcelino responds to Margaret Schmidt’s post that analyzed the affirmative action admission policies in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
Zach Zemlin looks at the role played by copay cards in our nation’s rising healthcare costs.
It should go without saying that new entrants into the workforce prefer to be paid for their work. Nathan Hoeschen explains why we should care that an estimated 500,000 young go-getters agree to work for free as unpaid interns every year.