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The CRISPR War Drags On: How the Fight to Patent CRISPR-Cas9 Creates Uncertainty in the Biotechnology Sphere

by Ian Sterlin | Mar 19, 2020 | Commentary

On September 10, 2018, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (“Federal Circuit”) affirmed the ruling of the United States Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“the Board”) in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, finding that there was no...

The Watchers Still Aren’t Being Watched: Body Cameras and the Continued Problems of Police Accountability

by Katherine Klein | Mar 16, 2020 | Commentary

The number of people shot and killed by police officers in the past several years is disturbingly consistent: 987 in 2017, 992 in 2018, 1004 in 2019. People of color and those with mental illnesses are disproportionately the victims. Body cameras worn by law...

Justice is Blind(ed): The Issue with Proprietary Algorithms in Criminal Investigations

by Carlino Mark Natividad | Mar 13, 2020 | Commentary

After serving seven years in prison, Lydell Grant was released on bond in November 2019 as a result of exonerating DNA evidence. Grant was convicted of murder in 2012 primarily based on eyewitness testimony, despite the fact that Houston police could not conclude the...

Three Strikes and You’re Cancelled – What to Do If You Receive a DMCA Takedown Notice

by Boran Ding | Mar 11, 2020 | Commentary | 2 comments

If you are a digital content creator in the US, whether it be through YouTube, Instagram or blogs, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is important to you, as it governs what happens if you post content that may infringe on another person’s copyright. One way...

Patchwork Privacy: The Need for a Uniform Approach to Data Protection

by Kelsey McQuilkin | Mar 10, 2020 | Commentary

When implemented in 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represented the most comprehensive privacy and data protection laws to date in the world. Its territorial scope is quite staggering. By its terms, the GDPR governs businesses...

Methuselah’s Third Strike: How Advances in Anti-Aging Technology Could Present Novel Challenges to the Criminal Justice System

by Joseph Maher | Mar 5, 2020 | Commentary

Anti-aging researchers and their investors are beginning to make bold claims about the future of their field. Bank of America predicted that the market for anti-aging products will grow to $610 billion by 2025, roughly six times what the market is today. Citigroup...
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