St. Thomas Law Review
February 16, 2026By Bar Sadeh
Most people today do not just leave behind a house or a bank account when they die. They leave phones full of photos, email accounts, online subscriptions, cloud storage, social media, and sometimes even digital money.[i] The problem today is that when someone dies, access to all of that often dies with them. Families now […]
Artificial IntelligenceFeaturedPrivacyThe Lanham ActTrademark Law
February 12, 2026By Victoria Reyes
Actor Matthew McConaughey (“McConaughey”) recently sought an inventive shield against artificial intelligence (“AI”) impersonators: he registered trademarks on recordings of his own voice, including his iconic phrase, “alright, alright, alright.”[i] This move made headlines not for its legal precision but for what it revealed: a glaring gap in the law.[ii] As AI makes it […]
FeaturedHealth CarePrivacyPublic Health
November 4, 2025By Marcela Rivera
Oura Health Oy, the Finnish company behind the wildly popular Oura Ring, has recently announced an expanded partnership with the United States Department of Defense (“DoD”).[i] The news sparked a wave of public concern over the ramifications of government involvement with individuals most intimate biometric data.[ii] Marketed as a lifestyle tool for better sleep and […]
Entertainment LawFeaturedFederal Trade CommissionPrivacy
September 23, 2025By Jose Linares
Did the company that centers itself around making kids’ dreams come true, create a messy situation for their target audience? On September 5, 2025, a lawsuit was filed against Disney for violating children’s privacy laws by failing to mark its YouTube videos as “made for kids.”[i] By failing to apply this designation, Disney allegedly categorized […]
