Technology informs privacy. This is the lesson we relearn every time a company puts out a new product that changes the way we interact with the world and each other. The recent disclosure of Google’s […]
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The Historical Significance, Modernization, and Future of the Video Privacy Protection Act
In the twenty first century, we are accustomed to the privacy protections that prohibit video rental service companies from releasing our consumer service history to other sources without first obtaining our written, signed consent. However, […]
read moreBitcoin: Crypto-Currency or Bust
Since it’s creation in 2009, Bitcoin has been the source of scandal, speculation, and financial meltdowns. Most recently, Bitcoin-based black markets, the alleged suicide of Bitcoin’s CEO, and the three fallen Bitcoin exchanges have made […]
read moreLawmaker’s Cookbook: A Recipe for “Tough-on-Crime” Laws
Many “tough-on-crime” laws have been enacted over the past fifty years. These laws impose harsh sentences and severely restrict offenders’ civil liberties under the guise of preventing crime. Sex offender laws, Three Strikes laws, zero […]
read moreA CC-Pain: Abuse of C.C.P. § 170.6 Peremptory Challenges
The ability to disqualify a judge from presiding over your case is an extraordinary right. In California, there is more than one way to exercise that right, but the most controversial is C.C.P. § 170.6. […]
read moreEmployee Rights: If Nobody Knows, Who Cares?
The average reader of this article most likely possesses a higher degree of education than the average American; yet, do you know who can unionize? Do you think the average American knows? If American workers […]
read moreSpace Rock Mining: A Land Rush Without Title
While some might call the idea of asteroid mining a dream of science fiction, there are some very prominent individuals who believe it is not only possible, but also financially and technologically viable. Cofounded by Dr. […]
read moreRemove Time Limits on Reunification; Choose Guardianship over Adoption
Permanence is the goal for children in foster care. To achieve this goal, adoption is used if reunification with birth parents can not be accomplished within fifteen months. This is detrimental to children whose natural parents suffer from […]
read moreIt’s Still Perilous to Catch a Lyft in San Francisco
In February, Golden Gate University Law Review member Cassie Heuckroth wrote about the questionable legality of “ridesharing” services like Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar. Since then, there have been some changes. Notably, the California Public Utility […]
read moreThank You and Goodbye: Stripping Citizenship From Generations of Haitian Dominicans
The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic recently upheld changes to the citizenship provision of its Constitution, putting many Dominican Americans in an uncomfortable position. For those Dominican Americans whose U.S. citizenship is based upon their […]
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