How can my Biometric Information put my life in danger?

Zaid Dababneh  Associate Editor  Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. 2025       Today, businesses use biometric information to uphold security, better time management, and when granting employees health plans. With the uses of biometric information, comes their vulnerability. Hackers look to access fingerprints, voice-notes, and other information, particularly with a hope of stealing …
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How a ‘door plug’ could change FAA regulations and aid NTSB investigations

Kirsten Brueggemann Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282, a Boeing Model 737-9 MAX from Portland, OR to Ontario, CA experienced a severe structural failure. Shortly after takeoff, a significant portion of the aircraft’s fuselage was torn away, resulting in a gaping hole in …
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Antitrust Regulation Enforcement in Health Care

Anokhi Manchanda Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025   Many Americans find the rising health care costs to be a cause for concern. The solution could be stronger antitrust enforcement, which would lead to more competition in the health care industry and, subsequently, lowered health care costs. In October 2023, Deputy …
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Web Scraping, What is it and Why Should I Care About it?

Mariam Salmanzadeh Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025   In today's information-driven world, data is a valuable currency, and businesses continually seek innovative means to obtain, analyze, and harness this resource. One such method involves web scraping, an automated process that extracts website data. However, as web scraping gains wider popularity, …
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Employment Law and Regulatory Changes in 2024

André Moore Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD ‘25   Employment law, an essential aspect of regulatory compliance, is the foundation for the legal relationship between employers and employees. Marked by significant regulatory changes aimed at enhancing worker protections, ensuring fair compensation, and promoting a safe and equitable workplace. These updates span …
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Corporations Get a Win Over new SEC Share Buyback Rules

Sean Mcbride Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law,  JD 2025 In December 2023, the Fifth U.S Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the new share buyback rules issued by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new rules placed higher scrutiny on companies engaging in share buyback programs. Under the new rules, businesses would need …
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Blow the Whistle Without Fear: Supreme Court Empowers Employees in Murray v. UBS

Reporting on your employer’s questionable conduct has become easier than ever with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC. The case resolved a circuit split surrounding the proper interpretation of “retaliatory intent” for claims involving alleged violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s whistleblower protection provision. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that a plaintiff does not need to prove retaliatory intent to prevail on such a claim. Although proof of intent is still required, the decision substantially lowers the burden for wronged employees while assuring that companies are not on the hook for nonretaliatory punishment.

EXIM Turns Stateside

Tomer D. Elkayam Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2024   In 2021, the Biden administration conducted a 100-day supply chain assessment in the midst of a global supply shock. The assessment specifically looked at four critical products that were being severely impacted by reverberating supply chain issues – semiconductors, large capacity …
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Peculiar Alliances Responding to the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

The Supreme Court is currently reviewing a 5th Circuit decision to roll back 2016 and 2021 expanded indications of mifepristone, a drug originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000. Given the Supreme Court’s hostility toward administrative agencies in the current term, a judge from a United States District Court may substitute their knowledge for that of agency scientific experts in United States FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.