Archive for January 2015

By Rachna Kapur Last week, The White House and President Obama announced a comprehensive reform to the nation’s consumer protection and data privacy regimes.[1] Currently, consumer protection laws regarding data and privacy are implemented at the state level. There is no comprehensive federal law regarding the protection of personal information on the Internet. In 2012, President…

By Jonathan Yunes “Do you know anyone involved in this case? Do you have strong feelings about the police? Have you recently been a victim of a crime? Have you previously heard anything about this case?” These questions are typically posed to potential jurors during voir dire.[1] From these questions, counsel can select an impartial jury.…

By Sophia Niazi During the early morning of December 28, 2014, the news reported that 17-year-old youth Joshua Alcorn was walking along I-71 in Ohio when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.[1] After the discovery of a suicide note posted on Tumblr, it was revealed that “Joshua” was Leelah, a transgendered teen, who purposefully walked in…

By Jasmine Burns Should new mothers taking the bar exam get extra time to complete the test to accommodate breastfeeding? In November 2014, Kristin Pagano asked for accommodations for the Illinois bar exam in February.[1] She requested twenty minute breaks every two hours for pumping and breastfeeding in addition to extra minutes to make up for…