Beyond providing unprecedented financial autonomy, cryptocurrencies also reveal regulatory gaps that expose both consumers and the U.S. government to the risk of exploitation. Legal controversies surrounding the Binance cryptocurrency exchange illustrate how current U.S. regulations struggle to manage decentralized digital assets, thereby leaving vulnerabilities that bad actors can exploit. This Article underscores the urgent need …
The delineation of the “public interest” concept has sparked impassioned debates across various academic disciplines. In law, “public interest” has also been frequently invoked by judges and policymakers as a token of the highest, overarching principle to indicate the moral rightfulness of their decisions. In information law, “public interest” has been interpreted in divergent ways. …
America’s foreign adversaries continue to employ disinformation and deepfakes—aided by artificial intelligence (“A.I.”)—in furtherance of attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions, manipulate global political narratives, and reshape the U.S.-led international order. This Article identifies some of the threats that foreign-based disinformation campaigns present, including the growing concerns of A.I.-based disinformation designed to undermine U.S. democratic …
The wide availability of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) led at least some to predict the rapid demise of many different professions, including the legal profession. But even as developers introduce newer versions of this technology, and as its use has become more widespread, reports of the demise of these professions— most notably, for this Article’s …
In the evolving realm of financial innovation, cryptocurrency has promised to stand out as a potential disruptor to traditional financial systems. However, in the midst of this excitement, many have fallen prey to cryptocurrency scams and deceptive schemes, drawing attention from regulatory bodies meant to protect investors like the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). While …
As remote work has become integral to the American workforce, the inefficient taxation mechanics of the “convenience of the employer” rule have been exposed. Instead of allowing nonresident employees to recognize remote work-related savings, certain states subject them to double taxation with nearly unsatisfiable exceptions. Unsurprisingly, constitutional challenges to the rule have repeatedly failed, so …
Tens of thousands of people use data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau for everything from drawing voting districts, to allocating government funds, to conducting research. But in 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau began using controversial new disclosure avoidance methods. These methods better protected the privacy of the people described by the Census Bureau’s data. …
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has surged in popularity over recent years, especially in its accessibility to the public. Increased productivity and the automation of simple tasks has clearly displayed the benefits of AI in everyday life. However, AI has several drawbacks. Since AI algorithms are written by humans, they are influenced by the qualities that humans …