Tag: Supreme Court
Partisan Gerrymandering: All or None 
Victoria Lee is a JD Candidate at Cornell Law School in the class of 2024. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Hospitality & Event Management in 2020. Aside from her involvement with Cornell Law School’s Journal of Law and Public Policy, Victoria serves as the co-president of the Society…
29 Nov 2022
Marking the End of Forced Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases
About the Author: Gursehaj Singh is a dual degree LL.B./J.D. candidate at Cornell Law School. He is originally from New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Cornell Law, he attended Jindal Global Law School, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in business administration and law. He will be joining the New York office of White &…
21 May 2022
West Virginia v. EPA: Will the Supreme Court Defer to Chevron?
About the Author: Gursehaj Singh is a dual degree LL.B./J.D. candidate at Cornell Law School. He is originally from New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Cornell Law, he attended Jindal Global Law School, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in business administration and law. He will be joining the New York office of White &…
22 Mar 2022
Arguing Over Arbitrability of an Arbitration Agreement: New Prime v. Oliveira and Its Potential Impact on the Transportation Industry
It has been reported that during the oral hearings that Justices with both conservative and liberal leanings expressed a predisposition to side with the worker. Hopefully the Court will also balance the policy implications and consider the potentially huge costs to the American consumer in arriving at its decision.
26 Oct 2018
Christie v. NCAA and the Implications of Legal Sports Betting
In 1992, Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PAPSA”), prohibiting states from authorizing, licensing, regulating, and controlling sports betting. The Act grandfathered in states that had previously legalized sports betting – Nevada, Oregon, and Delaware – and offered an exemption to New Jersey if they enacted legislation within a year. The state…
15 Mar 2018
Children Behind Bars: Justice for Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole
“I want to know how it feels to sit with my sister and have a cup of coffee . . . to walk down the street . . . to sit in the car and hear the rain just beat down.” Six months before her death, Sharon Wiggins described her aspirations to a news reporter…
23 Jan 2018
A True Underdog Story: How New Jersey Can Shape the Future of American Sports Gambling
Sports gambling is an extremely lucrative industry—and it is growing at a rapid pace. In 2016, the Nevada State Gambling Control Board reported $4.5 billion in profits from legal sports wagering. Nevada, however, is the only state currently allowed to profit off of state-sanctioned sports betting under the Professional and Amatuer Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”)….
12 Dec 2017
America’s Favorite National Pastime: 7th Circuit Upholds Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption
Although baseball’s popularity has waned in recent years, the sport remains unique from any other professional sports league in that it is exempt from the scrutiny of federal antitrust laws. While other leagues have attempted to gain a similar exemption, and have consistently been unsuccessful, baseball has managed to maintain the exemption for close to…
20 Oct 2017
Constitutionality of DACA Rescission
On September 5, the current administration rescinded the guarantee to many young people currently in America illegally that the government would not interfere with their work or studies. This program, known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA) was designed to allow young undocumented immigrants, brought to America illegally, work permits and safety…
1 Oct 2017
Microsoft v. Baker
Without the class action, many consumers would have no practical remedy for damages suffered no matter how good a claim they may have. For instance, when a consumer believes he is sold a faulty Xbox 360 that damages his $30 videogame disc, it makes no sense for him to pay the $400 filing fee to…
28 Apr 2017