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Co-Managers? The Need For Clarification Regarding State And Federal Powers In Federal Elections, Amber Mccomas
Co-Managers? The Need For Clarification Regarding State And Federal Powers In Federal Elections, Amber Mccomas
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
This article argues that the Court needs to clarify the distinction between the state and federal government’s roles in federal elections to avoid chaos and unconstitutional overreach. As a part of this clarification, the Court should also clarify how information is deemed “necessary.” This article looks specifically at one potential consideration: public fears regarding election security. Data and logic indicate that such fears should not be a consideration in the necessity determination as they are unreliable. Section II examines the background of the Election Assistance Commission, the applicable law, as well as criticism and support the agency has received since …
The News Media Engagement Principle: Why Social Media Has Not Actually Overrun The Limited Purpose Public Figure Category, Zachary R. Cormier
The News Media Engagement Principle: Why Social Media Has Not Actually Overrun The Limited Purpose Public Figure Category, Zachary R. Cormier
University of Miami Law Review
Has the rise of social media ruined the limited purpose public figure category of the First Amendment’s actual malice privilege? Justice Gorsuch believes so—and he has recently invited courts to get rid of it. He argues that the category now includes vast numbers of otherwise private citizens that have “become ‘public figures’ on social media overnight.” With so many people qualifying as limited purpose public figures (and having to overcome the actual malice standard to prevail on a defamation claim), he claims that the category has evolved to provide an unjustified shield for the masses of misinformation-peddlers on social media. …
The Unlikely Duo That Shocked The Intellectual Property World And Why The Supreme Court Was The Chosen One To Restore Balance, Nicholas Dilts
The Unlikely Duo That Shocked The Intellectual Property World And Why The Supreme Court Was The Chosen One To Restore Balance, Nicholas Dilts
University of Miami Law Review
The United States Congress passed the Leahy Smith America Invents Act in 2011 in an effort to streamline the patent system and reduce patent litigation, allowing the United States to continue to be competitive globally. The Act enabled the U.S. Patent Office to facilitate patent challenges through an administrative process called inter partes review, an adversarial proceeding before the newly established Patent Trial and Appeal Board that was designed to be a cheaper and more efficient alternative for post-grant patent review than litigation in front of the federal district courts. In the years that followed, the Patent Trail and Appeal …
Employees: Show Us Your Paycheck, Dina Mastellone
Employees: Show Us Your Paycheck, Dina Mastellone
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Right Of Privacy And The New York State Constitution: An Analytical Framework, Edward R. Alexander
The Right Of Privacy And The New York State Constitution: An Analytical Framework, Edward R. Alexander
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Preemption Of Local Law By State Legislature
Interstate Commerce Commission V. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Interstate Commerce Commission V. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Copyright Monopoly After Sony Corp. Of America V. Universal City Studios, Inc.
The Copyright Monopoly After Sony Corp. Of America V. Universal City Studios, Inc.
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.