*Taylor Smith I. Introduction As conflicts erupt across the globe, justice for human rights abuses often feels elusive. Beyond the well-known International Criminal Court (ICC) or hybrid tribunals, a little-known legal principle is emerging as a viable tool for accountability: universal jurisdiction. Through this mechanism, “national judicial systems [are able] to investigate and prosecute [some]Continue reading “Coming to a Courtroom Near You: Universal Jurisdiction and the Waning Era of Impunity”
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Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Could Declare Non-Profits, State and Local Government Jobs as “Substantially Illegal”—21 States, 5 Cities and Counties, and 9 Nonprofits Are Fighting Back
*Madeline Stewart I. Changes to PSLF and Subsequent Lawsuits On November 3, 2025, two complaints were filed against the U.S. Department of Education and Linda McMahon, the Secretary of the Department of Education[1], following the Department of Education’s announcement of a rule change to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) on October 31.[2] TheContinue reading “Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Could Declare Non-Profits, State and Local Government Jobs as “Substantially Illegal”—21 States, 5 Cities and Counties, and 9 Nonprofits Are Fighting Back”
YouTube’s AI ‘Likeness Detection’ Tool and the Emerging Law of Digital Identity
*Ian Drury I. Introduction — “The New Deepfake Dilemma” On September 30, 2025, OpenAI introduced its new Sora 2 video generation model.[1] Sora 2 is a generative AI video model that enables users to input text or an image to generate a realistic video with accompanying audio.[2] Less than a month later, OpenAI announced aContinue reading “YouTube’s AI ‘Likeness Detection’ Tool and the Emerging Law of Digital Identity”
Comedy Under Siege: FCC Retaliation and the Chilling of Political Satire
*Nikkie Navarro I. Introduction Two of the most famous late-night talk show hosts in modern American television faced severe consequences after speaking out against the Trump administration.[1] One host facing consequences was Stephen Colbert, who hosted The Late Show for the last ten years.[2] After Colbert spoke out about CBS’s $16 million settlement with theContinue reading “Comedy Under Siege: FCC Retaliation and the Chilling of Political Satire”
Balancing Climate and Commerce: The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and its Impacts on U.S. Trade
*Calista Heister I. Introduction In January 2026, the European Union Commission implemented the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation, which regulates imports with high carbon emissions entering the European Union (EU) to reduce the risk of carbon leakage.[1] The CBAM Regulation, which has been in a transitional period since 2023,[2] exemplifies the Brussels Effect’s impactContinue reading “Balancing Climate and Commerce: The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and its Impacts on U.S. Trade”
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