Kirsten Brueggemann Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 If you have ever browsed a food delivery application like Grubhub or Uber Eats, you might have stumbled upon delivery options for “restaurants” with unusual or sometimes risqué names that are unfamiliar to you. These establishments can either share a kitchen with multiple …
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Doria Keys Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 In a time when financial transparency holds unprecedented significance, the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) mandate has emerged as a pivotal tool in combatting illicit financial practices through the enactments of various acts during recent years. In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act, which …
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Delaney Szwed Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2024 The cosmetic industry is vast and new products are constantly being manufactured and marketed to consumers. The majority of Americans, both men and women, use cosmetic products in their daily routines. On average, consumers use between six and twelve cosmetic products per day. Because …
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As March Madness takes center stage, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is placing its focus on sports betting and how to best protect those involved. On March 19, the NCAA announced its Draw the Line Campaign, which prioritizes student-athlete education on the effects of sports betting and addresses the issues associated with problem gambling. The NCAA has actively sought to address sports betting since losing the 2018 Supreme Court case Murphy v. NCAA, where the Court found that federal laws could not restrict a state from authorizing sports betting due to state sovereignty. This ruling led to 38 states and the District of Columbia legalizing some form of sports gambling, 29 of which allow online betting. The Draw the Line campaign comes after an announcement last fall that the NCAA would begin advocating for updated sports betting laws in state legislatures to protect student-athletes and the integrity of NCAA competition.
On March 21st of this year, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, aptly known as the ELVIS Act. ELVIS is a “first-in-the-nation bill” with bi-partisan support that “aims to protect musicians from artificial intelligence by adding penalties for copying a performer’s ‘voice’ without permission.” A staunch supporter of the new law is country music sensation, Luke Bryan, who underscored the necessity of such measures by revealing instances where he is unable to discern his voice amongst AI generated vocals. At least eighteen other states, now including Tennessee, have enacted laws to regulate the use of AI.
On March 6th, 2024, it was announced that a 62-year-old man from Magdeburg, Germany, intentionally got 217 COVID-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, which went against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one vaccine every four days. Although this man is from Germany, what if an American were to attempt the same self-experimentation as him? Would a doctor allow it? Would a regulatory agency get involved? Is it even legal?
The Food Drug & Cosmetic Act (FDCA) has been relatively unchanged regarding cosmetics since 1938. The United States cosmetics industry is primarily self-policing compared to the food, drugs, or medical device industries. CNN recently noted that around 5,000 adverse events relating to cosmetics are reported to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and 25% are considered serious. On December 22, 2022, Joe Biden signed the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) to overhaul the cosmetics regulatory regime. The FDA’s oversight and policing of cosmetics will belatedly resemble that of food, drugs, and medical devices.
On December 2, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule aimed at reducing methane and emissions from other pollutants. The rule contains Emissions Guidelines to aid states in setting plans limiting methane production in their territory. The rule also enumerates New Source Performance Standards aimed at reducing the prevalence of methane from new sources.
Amanda Lane Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule in March of 2022 mandating that publicly-traded companies report their levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strategies for reducing climate risk on their Form 10-K, a form used to report annual financial performance. The response …
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last month that frozen embryos, commonly used for In-Vitro Fertility (IVF) treatments are considered children under the Alabama constitution. This ruling has caused significant unease among fertility clinics in Alabama and those in states with other staunch pro-life states. To make matters worse, the court did not specifically provide a road map as to how fertility clinics may operate in order to avoid civil monetary damages or potentially criminal prosecution under state statute. While it is too early for panic in other states, fertility clinics in Alabama and other pro-life states should pay close attention to the ruling and the actions within their states in the near future to observe how states choose to apply their anti-abortion legislation.