Author:Jacob Taylor
New Kid on the Block: Introducing the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rule and How it Effects ESG Reporting
Sydney Mann Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 On March 6th, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a series of important climate change disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Conceived initially through a sweeping proposal drafted in 2022, the long-awaited rule imposes significant new requirements on information public …
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TikTok to be banned in the United States?
Zaid Dababneh Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. 2025 The United States House of Representatives just passed a measure that looks to ban the use of TikTok in America. The question of “why?” arises, and to that, the U.S. has continually claimed that they are aiming to protect the information of TikTok’s American …
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Hiring Using Artificial Intelligence
Anokhi Manchanda Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 Around 66% of Americans would not want to apply for a job if artificial intelligence was used to make hiring decisions. As AI has become ubiquitous, it has started to emerge as a prominent tool used in hiring processes. Now, about 83% of employers …
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Rewarding the Human Mind Rather Than the AI “Mind”
Katherine O’Malley Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2025 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance regarding inventorship and AI-assisted innovations in a notice dated February 13, 2024. The guidance addresses the complex issue of AI involvement in invention and patentability. Patentability requires human inventors, but the increasing role of artificial intelligence …
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Harmonizing Fairness: Unraveling the Grammys’ Controversial Award Method
Noor Abdelfattah Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 In the world of music, few accolades hold as much prestige as the Grammy Awards. Yet, behind the glitz and glamor lies a complex system of nomination and voting that has come under intense scrutiny in recent years, from artists like Zayn Malik, The Weeknd, …
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Where is your delivery food coming from? The dark side of dark kitchens
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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Ownership Information Reporting: Beneficial or Overly Burdensome?
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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The MoCRA Movement
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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‘Off-Channel’ Communications and the SEC
Alexia Mandoeng Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. Candidate 2025 The U.S Securities and Exchanges Commission (“SEC”) has targeted its attention toward monitoring and regulating the off-channel communications of its registrants. In the past few years, the SEC has imposed penalties exceeding $2 billion, with the most recent charges being …
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Overseas Human Rights Violations
Ariez Bueno Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2025 On January 23, 2024, China’s human rights record was examined in the Universal Periodic Review. The U.N. Meeting included many Western countries raising their concerns over the treatment of Xinjiang Uyghurs. Although Beijing denied any abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslims in China, …
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