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State of Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System
Digital Editor Nick Harris examines Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System, the ways it can improve, and how it compares to similar systems in other states.
Protecting Children Through Age Verification Is Validated By The First Amendment
Senior Editor Clayton Moore walks us through a new Texas law requiring certain websites to verify the age of its users. Swipe to read the blog and find out how the law survived a first amendment challenge.
Tennessee Aims to Protect Creatives Against Al with ELVIS Act.
Senior Editor Rosie Townsley sheds light on Tennessee’s ELVIS Act. In her blog, Townsley explains how circumstances within the music industry and the state of AI technology have led the Tennessee legislators to propose this bill.
Texas Grabs at Federal Immigration Enforcement Power in New Statute
Senior editor Natalie T. Burton takes a look at a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants. Originally Published on Instagram on March 3, 2024
New York City Sues Tech Giant Over Alleged Harm to Kids Mental Health
Senior Editor Hannah Jones sheds light on a collaborative lawsuit filed by The City of New York, the New York Department of Education, and the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. The plaintiffs in the suit argue that the tech giants operating Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube have created and promoted products that are harming the health of New York City’s youth.
States Want to Muzzle the Social Media Beast – The First Amendment is Making it Difficult
Former Senior Editor Caleb Long explores the recent attempt by the California legislature to safeguard children from addictive social media habits. Read about the proposed bill and learn how a tech trade company used the first amendment to challenge it.
Artificial Intelligence: Art Imitates Life
On June 15, 2023, Netflix released "Joan is Awful," the latest installment of its show, Black Mirror. The episode surrounds a woman named Joan who, unbeknownst to her, signed away her legal right to privacy to a digital media platform. The platform subsequently took...
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the infamous FTX crypto-currency exchange company, is convicted of fraud
Former senior editor Hannah Jones will delve into the fraud charges brought against the founder of FTX: Sam Bankman-Fried is the founder of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that went bankrupt in 2022. Bankman-Fried was put on trial for allegedly defrauding FTX customers...
A group of senators introduced legislation aimed at imposing liability on Al users who use Al technology to appropriate others’ right of publicity.
Fomer senior editor Caleb Long will be shedding light on proposed legislation aimed at limiting the harmful effects artificial intelligence and deepfakes can have on consumers and notable figures. The recent and rapid development in AI technology has come with its...
Kanye West’s attorneys argue trade secret appropriation after his unreleased recordings were posted online
Olivia Floyd, the Journal’s former Digital Editor, will be exploring a recent lawsuit filed by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). Ye recently filed suit against unnamed individuals who attended his listening party and then posted his recordings on Instagram and X...
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