Madison Bessho | April 29, 2022 | American Indian Law
The Wall Street Journal has published “Supreme Court Upended the Legal System in Oklahoma and Could Do It Again,” exploring the aftermath of McGirt v. Oklahoma, a U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled a large part of eastern Oklahoma as a Native American reservation....
Madison Bessho | April 1, 2022 | Copyright
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to take up Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, a case regarding artwork by Andy Warhol. Using a photo of Prince, which was taken by Lynn Goldsmith for Vanity Fair, Warhol created an image...
Madison Bessho | March 16, 2022 | Property
On February 18, the Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School held the event “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Civil Justice — Can Common Law Adjust to a Drone World?” on the increasing use of drone technology and its intersection with the...
Madison Bessho | January 4, 2022 | Property
The Colorado Sun has published an article discussing a new water bill in the state’s upcoming legislative session. The proposed bill seeks to prohibit speculation for pure financial gain. Excerpted from the piece: The 2022 legislative session is shaping up to be a...
Madison Bessho | December 23, 2021 | International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration
An article in The National Law Review assesses the varying actions taken by States pursuant of public health goals for Covid-19, and if, as a result of measures taken, a State has upheld its international law obligations to promote or protect foreign investment. While...