Federal oversight over the administration of elections is very limited; aside from resulting in electoral policy that varies wildly state-to-state, this lack of oversight has allowed states to limit access to voting and even discriminate against voters. Why is oversight so limited, and how might this change?
Read MoreThis article is a continuation of another article in which the Consumer Welfare Standard was presented as the ideal way for the courts to interpret antitrust laws. In this article, the non-economic problems that large Big Tech companies cause are introduced, particularly in the infringement of Civil Liberties, and it presents ways on mitigating these issues.
Read MoreThere have been calls from different sectors of the U.S. government about the monopolistic dangers posed by Big Tech, so the present article examines how antitrust laws can be applied to Big Tech companies. Among numerous philosophies on how antitrust laws should be applied, the existing “Consumer Welfare Standard” is the optimal vehicle for mitigating the adverse economic impacts of Big Tech companies’ monopolistic behavior.
Read MoreDemocracies cannot survive without free speech. Nowadays, however, the greatest threat to this bedrock civil liberty doesn’t come from our government -- it comes from Silicon Valley.
Read MoreDue to Covid-19, home birthing services are halted by many healthcare providers, forcing many families to make a difficult decision of either birthing without medical professionals at home or being forced to come to the hospital for delivery. Therefore, the law should ensure not only its presence but also that healthcare services are not forbidden during times of stress.
Read MoreThe Arctic region is one of the most unregulated regions of the world, and has previously been viewed by global superpowers as a valid zone for military operations. However, modern international cooperation in this area has been quite successful: why is that?
Read MorePhysicians are inadequately protected from legal liability and exposure during a pandemic, and to support their needed services, we must expand legal protections afforded to them. This is particularly relevant as physicians combat ventilator scarcity during Covid-19.
Read MoreBefore 1967, the Supreme Court defined a Fourth Amendment “search” under the “trespass” doctrine, which was ill-suited to dealing with evolving technologies. Katz v. U.S. made privacy a key tenet of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
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