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Taylor Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” has presented her with a plethora of legal issues spanning half a decade. Back in 2017, songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler accused
After the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston and the NCAA’s subsequent vote that allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness, state
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A years-long battle between Airbnb and Oregon users of the platform has seemingly reached its culmination, but what implications does this new policy have for the company as a whole?
