The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms
WEBDec 21, 2021 · One in three people globally use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. These platforms act as breeding grounds for viral cartoon memes and trendy dance choreography, as well as widespread social movements and vibrant displays of activism.. But social media also has a dark side. Disinformation, hate speech, revenge pornography, harassment, terrorism activity, and sex ...
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WEBDecreasing Distracted Driving Danger. Karson Taylor, Mikaela Wells, and Cross Conrad. Scholars and practitioners explore solutions to the safety risk of distracted driving.
First Principles for Interpreting Regulation | The Regulatory Review
WEBFeb 11, 2013 · The distinctive legal characteristics of these regulations suggest two key principles for their interpretation. Principle 1: Interpret the regulation’s text in light of the regulation’s statement of basis and purpose (often referred to as the regulation’s “preamble”). Except in special circumstances, the Administrative Procedure Act ...
The Law and Policy of Product Obsolescence
WEBSep 8, 2021 · The modern-day term “planned obsolescence” occurs when firms deliberately design functional products to fail artificially. Consumer law and environmental law can combat this practice and work in tandem to advance a more sustainable consumption culture. Firms have strong incentives to engage in premature product obsolescence.
Forty Years After Surface Freight Deregulation
WEBDec 14, 2020 · After 1980, the actual results of surface freight deregulation exceeded economists’ expectations. Between 1981 and 1996, real rail revenue per ton-mile fell by nearly 50 percent. At least one-third of this rate reduction can be attributed to the Staggers Act. Deregulated rates saved shippers up to $7 billion annually in 1987.
Revisiting the Constitutionality of Independent Agencies
WEBJul 21, 2020 · The Court—with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority— cited to great effect the CFPB’s single-headed agency structure, the director’s five-year term, and the CFPB’s financial independence and litigating authority as establishing a center of power controlled by one person. This structure, the Court explained, allowed the ...
Trump’s Deregulatory Failures | The Regulatory Review
WEBJan 31, 2024 · In just four years, the Trump Administration rolled back over 100 environmental rules, including those designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, cut methane emissions, protect wetlands, and conserve public lands.. In a recent article, Stephen Johnson argues that although President Donald J. Trump’s short-term deregulatory record was successful, his long-term record was not.
Enron Revisited - The Regulatory Review
WEBJan 4, 2024 · In a recent article, Steven L. Schwarcz of the Duke University School of Law argues that the regulatory response to the Enron scandal—specifically, the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)— responded to the “posterchild of corporate fraud” dramatically but, ultimately, ineffectively. Schwarcz argues that SOX ultimately failed to ...
How Immigration Restrictions Harm U.S. Citizens, Too
WEBDec 15, 2020 · Restrictions on immigration actually end up harming native-born Americans. During the 2020 presidential election, few issues divided the candidates as starkly as immigration. Anti-immigrant policies were central to President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, and his policies over the last four years have made the United States more closed off to ...
Reducing Oceanic Pollution | The Regulatory Review
WEBSep 7, 2024 · Each day, over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes. Pieces less than five millimeters long, known as microplastics, enter the food and water supply and accumulate in vital organs—particularly the lungs. Some scholars have expressed concern about the efficacy of the current legal system to combat oceanic pollution and have put forward ...