*Elle Johnson I. Introduction College campuses noticed a major uptick in student-led protests and demonstrations after the Israel-Palestine conflict escalated in October 2023.[1] In Spring 2024, law enforcement officers arrested thousands of student protesters in Spring 2024,[2] an eerie reminder to many Americans of a similar time in U.S. history: the 1960s Anti-War Movement.[3]
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FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Faces Challenges: Chevron Deference Overturned and District Court Ruling Cast Doubts on Rule’s Validity
*William Cellitto In 1914, Congress enacted the Federal Trade Commission Act (the Act).[1] The Act established the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC)[2] and vested the FTC with the power to prevent the use of “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.”[3] On AprilContinue reading “FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Faces Challenges: Chevron Deference Overturned and District Court Ruling Cast Doubts on Rule’s Validity”
High Prescription Drug Prices Are Slowly Gaining Attention From the Government. What is Being Done and Is It Enough?
*Billy Cadogan I. Introduction The United States began to spend significantly more on prescription drugs per capita compared to the rest of the world in the mid-1990s.[1] The increase in prices and the business practices within the prescription drug industry have gotten so out of hand that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuitContinue reading “High Prescription Drug Prices Are Slowly Gaining Attention From the Government. What is Being Done and Is It Enough?”
Risking the Game: The Dangers of a Long-Lasting Title IX Injunction for Student Athletes.
*Alexa Thomas I. Introduction Team USA’s women athletes dominated the 2024 Paris Olympics, bringing home sixty-seven of the United States’ 126 total medals[1] Women’s Olympic participation has grown significantly since women first competed in the Olympics over a century ago,[2] finally reaching gender parity during the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3] Though more women around the worldContinue reading “Risking the Game: The Dangers of a Long-Lasting Title IX Injunction for Student Athletes.”
A Broken Shield or a Double-Edged Sword?: The Fall of Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases
*John Osborne I. Introduction A 2024 Supreme Court decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. sent shockwaves through the bankruptcy law community and the vast network of opioid crisis victims.[1] The Supreme Court heard Harrington to decide one important issue: whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a court to issue an order “extinguishing vast numbers ofContinue reading “A Broken Shield or a Double-Edged Sword?: The Fall of Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases”
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