In recent years, mental health trends have been extremely concerning, especially amongst teenagers and young adults. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated mental health issues and caused scholars to consider the role social media companies play in the relationship between social media and mental health. A recent Ninth Circuit decision reveals holes in a federal statute that …

In the fashion world, the most secure intellectual property protection available is trademarks. By owning these marks, luxury brands can prevent others from capitalizing on the integrity of their designs and maintain their stellar reputations. However, the validity of these long-enjoyed safeguards is being tested by the Metaverse, a new technological platform that allows consumers …

Agricultural subsidies, both in the United States and globally, harm the environment and do not support small-scale farmers. The lack of political will to substantially revise the upcoming Farm Bill indicates that the solution lies not in revising existing law, but instead in investing and utilizing precision agricultural technology. Precision agricultural technology is a broad …

The outbreak of COVlD-19 led to the rapid adoption and expansion of telehealth services. Upon understanding telehealth’s potential to reach underserved populations, people began referring to this method of health care delivery as “revolutionary.” This reputation stuck, even though it quickly became obvious that telehealth utilization was more common among White, educated, and relatively wealthier individuals. Meanwhile, advocates of telehealth equity …

The COVID-19 pandemic forced students to abruptly shift from the classroom environment to an online mode of learning, and teachers scrambled to find creative solutions to deliver their course content in a virtual format. Months of school lockdowns sparked an explosion in the use of educational technologies, and many of the cloud-based tools, mobile applications, and online platforms that were initially viewed as temporary solutions are now firmly embedded in the student learning experience. The privacy implications of the widespread use …

Last year, General Nakasone, Commanding General of U.S. Cyber Command, testified to Congress that the foreign adversaries who conducted the SolarWinds hack utilized U.S. domestic cyberspace (consisting of leased Amazon Web Services cloud servers). Due to legal restrictions on U.S. Cyber Command operations in U.S. cyberspace, these foreign adversaries were able to avoid U.S. Cyber Command detection. ln the words of General …

Law reform in the United States often reflects a structural bias that advances narrow business interests without addressing broader public interest concerns. This bias may appear by omitting protective language in laws or regulations which address a subject matter area, such as permitting the testing of highly automated vehicles (“HAVs”) on public roads, while omitting …

The role of scientific experts in making public policy has rarely been as controversial as it has been during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the first public health containment strategies to the development and rollout of the vaccines, governmental authorities have claimed to rely on the “science,” citing an array of scientists and physicians, most of …