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*Arissa Lewis Taylor Swift is arguably the biggest figure in the modern-day music industry and recently has been coined the fifth most powerful woman in the world. Despite her successful career, Swift fell victim to a record deal where she essentially signed away ownership of her music perpetually. Swift, however, did not go down without…

*Michael Hurd “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” And soon, generative AI companies may have to pay up. The law surrounding AI is evolving rapidly to keep up with new AI technology. In the early days of generative AI, the technology was used by most people to predict text. While a user…

By Tess Register* On September 17, 2024, Anna Delvey made her first appearance on Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), a reality competition show that follows celebrities as they train with professional dance partners to perform various styles of ballroom dance live each week. Delvey delivered the final performance of season thirty-three’s opening episode, executing a…

 *Grace Sawatzke Last year, I was paired with the Honorable Kevin Burke as my mentor through the St. Thomas Law School mentorship program. Upon first meeting Judge Burke, he recommended that I watch the 1973 film The Paper Chase to kick off my law school career. In this Oscar winning film, a naive first-year law…

By Zekriah Chaudhry* On the heels of “Banned Books Week,” an annual campaign led by the American Library Association that celebrates the freedom to read banned books, Minnesota’s new law prohibiting book bans in public libraries and schools stands out as a timely and significant step in protecting literary freedom. Minnesota’s ban on book bans…

Adam Revoir* The XXXIII Olympiad in Paris can be best summarized by a quote from Tom Cruise, “I feel the need—the need for speed!” For sixteen days this past summer, the Paris Olympics took center stage and captivated an average thirty million viewers over 329 events. Athletes will devote hours of training, with their competition…

Naomi Voehl* The month of October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, so it is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of people with disabilities in the workforce as well as inspect areas of disability rights that still need tremendous growth. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created in 1990 to address decades-long issues…

Taryn Reichow* I. Introduction Cybersecurity has become a hot button issue this past year after the roll out of artificial intelligence (AI). “[T]he global annual cost of cybercrime is predicted to reach $9.5 trillion by the end of 2024.” Businesses all over the United States have suffered huge cybersecurity breaches in 2024. And it’s not…

Alexander Schatz* Every single Supreme Court case in the history of the United States has been correctly decided. That is a bold claim, I know. But please bear with me; I intend to defend it vigorously. I hope to convince you that it is definitionally impossible for a Supreme Court case to be wrongly decided.…