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The Corporate Departure from California
Credit: Kyle Calzia For years, California has been a thriving market for emerging companies. However, the Golden State has since had to...


Lea Crase and Kristen Rai
Apr 23, 2024
IUU Fishing: The Dangers Behind Unsustainable Seafood Practices
Credit: Aman Bhargava | freerange Introduction With an estimated market value of $276.5 billion in 2020 and over 40 million people...


Faith in Our Institutions: Reforming Judicial Ethics in the Supreme Court
Credit: Courtesy Nicole Poirot The public has lost faith in the branch of government designed to be the most direct expression of the...


Astrid Souto, Lea Crase, Christina Nadeau
Mar 5, 2024
How CA Local Governments Make a Difference for Women’s Rights
Credit: Sergio Ruiz, SPUR | Flickr Introduction The United Nations’ (UN) Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women...


Can Private Tech Companies be Targeted Under International Humanitarian Law?
Credit: Starlink I. Introduction There has been an observed shift in governments utilizing private-public partnerships for...

Advisory Opinions and Their Legal Gravitas
Credit: Eriks Cistovs | Pexels In a landmark initiative to clarify legal obligations tied to climate change and its effects on the ocean,...


Lea Crase, Morgan Botelle
Oct 31, 2023
Heat Rising: The Deadly Issue of Prison Heat Conditions
Credit: vividcorvid | Fotolia Rising temperatures during the summer months are significantly impacting the United States, leading to...


Joana Garcia, Alisha Hacker, Caitlin Edwards
Oct 31, 2023
WHAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST FIELDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARBITRATION
Credit: Pavel Danilyuk | Pexels INTRODUCTION: Arbitration is not a new concept, even though brand-new legislation and public attention...


Thomas Dunbar, Kaylen Anderson
Oct 31, 2023
Community Choice Aggregation: The Future of Sustainable, Affordable, & Local Energy
Introduction In 2022, one out of every six households in the United States were behind on their utility payments. California has three of...

Samuel Pumarejo and Jason Cowan
Oct 31, 2023
Don’t Poke the Bear: The Golden State Says ‘No More’ to Big Oil
Credit: Rawpixel The Golden State’s Bold Move The gauntlet has been thrown down. On September 16, 2023, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta...


Kaylen Anderson, Jason Cowan
Sep 29, 2022
Rideshare Regulation: An Emerging Legal Dilemma
The Rideshare transportation and gig-economy network is an emerging legal dilemma with limited judicial precedent and regulation.

The Unionization of Starbucks
While the clash between Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”) and its non-unionized employees is not the first – it won't be the last.

Jason Cowan and Kaylen Anderson
Sep 1, 2022
A Brief Introduction: The Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act
A bill such as the CAOA making it this far is a momentous achievement, but the uphill battle cannabis is far from over.
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