Since announcing his campaign for President, Donald Trump and his unconventional use of Twitter have sparked much discourse and debate. Trump’s use of Twitter marks a new chapter in the social media revolution, where social media is no longer just an efficient way for individuals to communicate with one another but a platform where real-time policy decisions are announced and diplomatic relationships can change in a matter of 140 characters or less. The President’s tweets abo

The typical American household pays $2,700 on digital communication services per year.[1] Modern households will often find these services to be as much of a necessity as electricity, running water, and groceries. However, there lies a relatively high probability that these payments will increase significantly in the coming years. Such a change would result from the consolidation of the following major companies: American Telephone and Telegraph Inc. (AT&T) and Time Warner In

In recent years, In the past few years, intellectual law has come under intense scrutiny, especially due to a lack of consensus on the issue, especially in Silicon Valley. the rapid development of technology and the horizontal expansion of companies into multiple industries has greatly complicated the field of intellectual lawcomplicated the matter. As companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook are increasingly pursuing similar ventures, there is a growing risk for illicit s

In the 1985 Supreme Court case United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. it was debated whether or not the Army Corps of Engineers had the legal right to require landowners in the Riverside Bayview Homes community to apply for and receive permits before being allowed to discharge material into wetlands that were adjacent to nearby bodies of water.[i] In the court’s decision, which was delivered by Justice Byron White, a regulatory law known at the “Clean Water Act” was e

The Senate’s approval of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) on November 8, 2017 raises new questions on the role of law and free expression in the Internet industry. Though still awaiting the approval of President Trump, this amendment is one of the most notable actions the government has taken to protect consumers online in recent years. SESTA would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1997 to penalize websites that facilitate online sex traffick

In early September 2017 , an undocumented teenage girl, referenced as Jane Doe, crossed into the United States. After being detained and sent to live in a private facility sponsored by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), she learned news that would change her life and also spark an intense legal battle: she was pregnant. When Jane Doe was detained and learned that she was nine week pregnant, and soon requested for transportation to an abortion facility. In Texas, the st

The United States has a long history of discrimination and disenfranchisement on the basis of race. The country’s first step towards rectifying this issue came in 1869[1], with the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which ensures the right of all “citizens of the United States to vote,” regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”[2]. However, even after the Fifteenth Amendment was passed, “poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, white-only primar

As indictments of Trump associates begin in Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, it's clear that the investigation poses serious legal and political risks to the President and his allies. This has raised concerns that the President could attempt to protect himself by undermining the investigation and removing Mueller. Unlike the Independent Counsels who investigated previous Presidents, Mueller does not enjoy any statutory protection fr

On April 11th, 1984 the New York Times reported that the first baby produced from a frozen embryo was born. This baby, and over one million babies after her, was frozen as an embryo, or pre-embryo, during in vitro fertilization, a process in which an egg and sperm are conjoined outside of the body. A frozen embryo shouldn’t be confused with a frozen egg, which just contains the mother’s DNA, or frozen sperm, which contains only the father’s DNA. Uniquely, an embryo involves