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How To Get Away With Discrimination: The Use Of Algorithms To Discriminate In The Internet Entertainment Industry, Sumra Wahid

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

In July 2021, Ziggi Tyler posted a video on TikTok, a popular video sharing platform, where he expressed his frustration with being a Black content creator on TikTok. The video showed Ziggi typing phrases such as “Black Lives Matter” or “Black success” into his Marketplace creator bio, which the app would immediately flag as inappropriate content. However, when Ziggi replaced those words with “white supremacy” or “white success,” no inappropriateness warning appeared. Although a TikTok spokesperson responded to the video clarifying that the app had mistakenly flagged phrases without considering word order, Ziggi refused to let an algorithm absolve TikTok …

The Art Of International Law, Hilary Charlesworth

American University Law Review

International lawyers study international law primarily through its written texts—treaties, official documents, judgments, and scholarly works. Critical to being an international lawyer, it seems, is access to the written word, whether in hard copy or online. Indeed, as Jesse Hohmann observes, “the production of text can come to feel like the very purpose of international law.”

Two Minutes For Unfair Restraint: How The Nhl-Chl Player Transfer Agreement Serves As A Catalyst For Abuse Of Dominance, Alex Dourian

American University Business Law Review

I. INTRODUCTION

The NHL-CHL Player Transfer Agreement (“Agreement”) is an arrangement between the National Hockey League (“NHL”) and Canadian Hockey League (“CHL”). It stipulates that an NHL club must return any CHL player drafted and signed to an NHL entry-level contract (“ELC”) to his CHL club if the NHL club does not retain that player on its active roster at the start of the season. The Agreement applies solely to CHL players ages 18 and 19. Its language limits the ability of these players to play in alternative leagues around the world and thus capture adequate compensation pursuant to their …

Raising The Stakes: The Battle Between The First Amendment And Athlete's Publicity Rights In The Wake Of Murphy V. Ncaa, Alexis Nicole Lilly

American University Business Law Review

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Porn Wars: Serious Value, Social Harm, And The Burdens Of Modern Obscenity Doctrine, P. Brooks Fuller, Kyla P. Garrett Wagner, Farnosh Mazandarani

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

During the 1980s, anti-pornography ideologues—an unlikely alliance of feminist activists and right-wing evangelical Christians—waged an open war against pornography and the anti-censorship feminists who supported legal protection for pornographic works. Following a pivotal defeat of an anti-pornography ordinance in federal court, the ideologies constituted in the so-called “Porn Wars” continued to guide obscenity doctrine. These ideologies have informed lower courts’ understanding of the harms and values associated with sexually explicit content more than constitutional scholars recognize, at least explicitly. Although courts recognize core feminist values such as sexual autonomy and privacy in sexually explicit content, they have built doctrine that …

Trapped In The Binary Divide: How Forced Contraceptives Violate The World Anti-Doping Code, Alexandria Adkins

American University International Law Review

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The Kids Are Alright? The Need For Kidfluencer Protections, Ana Saragoza

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Introduction

“Maybe guys have your hand on the toy but remember the camera. Leah, I can’t see your face babe, we gotta [sic] see it a little bit.” Nine-year-old identical twins Leah and Ava Clements are comparatively new to influencing, having started at the age of seven. Now at age nine, the twins have over one million followers on Instagram. The twins can earn upwards of ten thousand dollars per sponsored post. The Instagram influencer marketing business is estimated to be valued between five and ten billion dollars. Just as successful are minors who secure equally lucrative sponsorships for product …

Negotiated Rulemaking: A Method For Addressing Ambiguity Of Title Ix's Applicability To Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Students, Greta Allardyce

The Modern American

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Insta-Famous: Challenges And Obstacles Facing Bloggers And Social Media Personalities In Defamation Cases, Maureen T. Desimone

The Modern American

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Blog: Without Rhyme Or Reason, Meikhel M. Philogene

The Modern American

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It's Time To Stop Punting On College Athletes' Rights: Implications Of Columbia University On The Collective Bargaining Rights Of College Athletes, Lucas Novaes

American University Law Review

The National Labor Relations Board ruled in Columbia University that student assistants who have a common law employment relationship with their university are statutory employees under the National Labor Relations Act, which granted them full bargaining rights and union protection. However, just one year earlier, the Board decided to not address the question of whether college athletes receiving grant-in-aid scholarships should similarly be accorded the protections of the Act as statutory employees. Importantly, the Board noted that it was well-suited to make that determination in the future.

College athletes have been left in legal limbo as the teams, universities, and …

The Student-Athlete's Right To Organize: How The United States Is Violating The International Labor Organization Constitution And Declaration Of Fundamental Rigths, Matthew Phifer

American University International Law Review

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Shades Of Grey: Can The Copyright Fair Use Defense Adapt To New Re-Contextualized Forms Of Music And Art?, Nicholas B. Lewis

American University Law Review

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On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips

American University Law Review

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Grabbing Them By The Balls: Legislatures, Courts, And Team Owners Bar Non-Elite Professional Athletes From Workers' Compensation, Rachael Schaffer

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Naked Feminism: The Unionization Of The Adult Entertainment Industry, Holly J. Wilmet

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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He Never Had The Right, Lisa Demsky

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Helping Give Back The Night: A Male Perspective, David Jaffe

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Legal Inversions: Lesbians, Gay Men, And The Politics Of Law, Peter Kwan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Juvenile Justice, Laura E. Hartsell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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One Of The Guys, David L. Marin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Silenced Justice, S.D. Schwinn

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Recognizing Acquaintance Rape In Potentially Consensual Situations: A Re-Examination Of Thomas Hardy's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Kathleen F. Cairney

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The Story Of A Self-Effacing Feminist Law Professor, Sharon K. Solender

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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