In this article, Kathyrn McIlroy discusses the circuit split on whether testers of hotel reservation websites for ADA compliance have standing to sue for violations when they do not plan on booking a reservation, ultimately arguing that the testers do have standing to sue.
Blog Articles
A Network of Lies: Dominion Voting System’s Defamation Case Against Fox News
In this article, Sarah Jana discusses Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News and explains why it is likely to be one of the few defamation cases against a news corporation that results in a win for the plaintiff.
Policy and Contract Working in Tandem: Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
Colleen Brugger explores the use of force majeure clauses in relation to COVID-19. The use of these clauses was enabled by contemporary executive law-making and is analyzed through two cases based out of New York.
Dressing-Up Professionalism: How Legal Professionalism Reinforces Social Power Structures through Attire and How Civility Could Help Us Change
In this article, Tori DeLaney explores how redefining civility might help the legal profession deemphasize the elitist, racist, and gendered expectations ingrained in its attire standards while recognizing both civility and attire in the profession were founded on oppressive and exclusionary ideals.
Karma is a Relaxing Thought, But Not for Ticketmaster
Associate Member Micah Kindred discusses Ticketmaster’s newest anti-trust accusations in the wake of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour pre-sale.
“100% Preventable.” The East Palestine Train Derailment and its Consequences
Caroline Hardig discusses the East Palestine train derailment. She explains what happened, lawsuits filed following the derailment, and how East Palestine residents have been affected.
It Only Costs Your Heart: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Bill that Would Allow Prisoners to Donate Organs or Bone Marrow for Reduced Sentences
In this article, Kathyrn McIlroy discusses the ethical, legal, and moral implications of the recently proposed Massachusetts bill that would allow prisoners to donate organs or bone marrow in exchange for reduced sentences.
Sanctionable Conduct: Is OFAC’s 50% Rule Constitutional?
James Hardman discusses the U.S. government’s sweeping international sanctions rules, whether their application is constitutional, and what might be done to resolve the problem of using a regulatory grenade where a scalpel would do.
Consenting to Change: The New Sexual Assault Provisions of the Model Penal Code
TW: general discussions of sexual assault. In this article, Tori DeLaney explores how the new Model Penal Code draft language around sexual assault could support more survivors while also destigmatizing BDSM relationships in law.
Artificial Intelligence: Power Imbalanced
In a wide-encompassing article, Associate Member Jacob Metzger discusses the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence in copyright law, the unauthorized practice of law, personal autonomy, and legal access.