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The Fourth Amendment Protects People, Not Places… How Far Does That Protection Go?: Analyzing The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision in Case v. Montana.

By: Steven Budman             “[T]he Fourth Amendment protects people, not places… .”[1] This quote from Justice Stewart’s opinion in Katz v. United States has been one of the most, if not the most, influential rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Fourth Amendment. Historically, the Court’s interpretation of the Fourth Amendment had been textual, […]

From South Park to Sora: How AI is Rewiring Economics of Creativity

by: PJ Chandra OpenAI’s new text-to-video system, Sora, represents one of the most significant steps in generative AI to date. It can produce realistic video scenes, copy artistic styles, and generate short films from just a few lines of text.[1] The tool’s public debut caused an immediate cultural reaction including an entire South Park episode, […]

Reevaluating Cashless Bail: Balancing Public Safety and Pretrial Fairness in the Wake of Iryna’s Law

By: Taylor Allison Background The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”[1]  While the Constitution does not guarantee bail, it mandates that when bail is granted, it cannot be excessive.[2] A criminal defendant may be released on […]

Standing or Flopping? The Implications of a Venture Capital Fund’s Contest on Race-Based Grants

By: Olivia Arline Background and Decision Last year, in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down a venture capital fund’s contest that provides grants to black women-owned businesses. Fearless Fund (Fearless) is a venture capital fund that seeks to “bridge the gap in […]