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    Tariffs Refunded, Consumers Forgotten: What Happens When Consumers Paid the Price?

    October 21, 2026By Alessia Endo Mazuera

    After President Trump established general import taxes under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), many businesses responded by increasing their prices or imposing tariff-related fees and passing the burden on to the end consumer.[i]  Although, importers directly paid the import duties to U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (“CBP”), consumers argue that importers were not […]

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    The Rise of Injectable Peptides: Can the FDA Keep Up?

    October 19, 2026By Peterson Lera

    Social media wellness influencers have drawn growing attention for promoting injectable peptides as a route to better health.  The promised benefits range from improved sleep and weight loss to muscle growth.  Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as chemical messengers in the body, helping control things like hormones, digestion, inflammation, and the […]

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    Criminal ProcedureFeaturedSixth Amendment

    Can You Take Back Guilty? Inside the Kohberger Plea Challenge

    October 16, 2026By Ciara Maytan

    The University of Idaho murders became one of the most closely followed criminal cases in the country.  The current legal controversy is no longer primarily about whether the state can prove its case, but whether Bryan Kohberger can undo the guilty plea that was originally thought to have resolved it.  On November 13, 2022, four […]

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    Criminal LawFeaturedFederal Law

    Federal Murder-for-Hire Prosecutions: The Financial Benefactor Dilemma

    October 13, 2026By Nadia Jordan

    In August 2022, a shooting at a Los Angeles gas station targeted rapper Tyquain Bowman, professionally known as Quando Rondo.[i]  While Bowman survived the shooting, his cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was killed.[ii]  Federal prosecutors later charged Durk Banks, a recording artist and performer known as Lil Durk, with an alleged murder-for-hire charge tied to […]

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