Posted by Arabella Moen. This article from the American Bar Association writes about the considerations that emerging companies need to make when raising capital in a slowing economy. After the record levels of investment in 2021, emerging companies, particularly in the technology sector, have “enjoyed increased valuations driven by greater competition among investors”. With this …
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Calculated Cryptic Risk
Posted by Oliwia Kempinski. “Cryptocurrency is far more than just a financial innovation – it’s a social, cultural and technological form of progress.” (Cointelegraph) Now, that is just crazy to me. I am part of a shifting generation, one could say at the brink of a fourth industrial revolution. And one of its wonders is …
Elon Musk Makes Twitter His Original Offer Once Again
Posted by Zaina Murad. Elon Musk is the CEO of the company Tesla Motors and had previously made a bid statement on purchasing Twitter. However, soon after he rescinded his statement and stated that he was not given crucial information regarding the nature of the company. Musk stated that he wanted to terminate the deal …
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How Will the Upcoming Midterm Elections Influence Business Law?
Posted by Samantha Goldfarb. Samantha is a political science major at Seton Hall University, Class of 2023. https://businesslawtoday.org/2022/09/2022-midterm-congressional-elections-impact-on-business-lawyers/Anderson, Caitlin A. “The 2022 Midterm Congressional Elections and Their Impact on Business Lawyers.” Business Law Today from ABA, Business Law Today, 21 Sept. 2022, https://businesslawtoday.org/2022/09/2022-midterm-congressional-elections-impact-on-business-lawyers/.
President Biden Announces Pardons for Thousands of People Convicted of Marijuana Possession
Posted by Steven Higgins. On Thursday, October 6th, President Biden announced that he will be pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. The move comes after there has been immense pressure on the administration to release those imprisoned on marijuana charges after it has been fully legalized in thirty-eight states across the country. …
Constitutionality of the Vaccine Mandate
Posted by Jamie Hamalainen. The Coronavirus has brought about many worldwide issues since 2019, causing detrimental effects on the economy and many other aspects that affect people’s everyday lives. In order to combat these issues, there has been a great amount of work done to efficiently produce a vaccine and hopefully control the outbreak and …
Elon Musk Takes on Twitter
Posted by Thomas Cowden. Everything changed on July 8th when Elon Musk decided he no longer wanted to purchase the $44 billion company Twitter. Elon Musk had been slowly growing his position of Twitter until he became the largest individual investor and agreed to purchase the company. As his concerns of Twitter grew, he pulled …
NY Salary Transparency Law
Posted by Andrea Gonzalez. The New York City salary transparency law aims to reshape how companies hire new talent. City officials stress that the measure seeks to close gender pay gaps and other disparities by including salary ranges for New-York based and remote roles. The law applies to companies with four or more workers based …
How Huge is a Paperwork Error?
Posted by Jocelyn Duallo. The Associated Press presents ongoing lawsuits in Pennsylvania about mail-in or absentee ballots. The federal court is dealing with the American Civil Liberties Union and a variety of other groups filing a suit, “seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their …
A Note on Roe v. Wade
You may have read in the news recently the Supreme Court may end the 49 year ruling of Roe v. Wade, as this accouncement was made prematurely by an unprecedented leak. Many legal scholars called for its reversal as it was considered to be bad law. The late Ruth Bader Ginsberg concluded the same, although …