Category Archives: Student Blog

Corporate Governance for Brazilian Soccer Teams: An Avenue for Social Change?

By João Pereira, 2L Soccer is a cornerstone of Brazil’s identity and culture. Attendance at soccer games has exceeded 150,000 people on multiple occasions. Soccer team rivalries simultaneously divide and unite families, friends, and cities. Fans are so attached to their teams that one man nearly plunged himself from the top of a stadium after […]

Pope’s Redemption Tour: An Atonement or Appeasement?

By Maggie Walsh, 2L WARNING: This post contains details that some readers may find distressing. Last summer, Canadian officials discovered the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The discovery is part of the dark history of residential schools (present in both the United States and Canada): Indigenous […]

Rap Lyrics and Crime: Governments Divided on What to Do

By Shirley Grinstein, 2L Rap music has grown to become one of the most popular genres of music in modern culture. According to MRC Data, R&B and Hip-hop claimed over 30% of the United States’ video and audio streams in 2020. However, recent legal developments may revolutionize and change the industry forever. Jamaica announced a […]

The United States’ North American Requirement for Electric Vehicle Tax Credit: What It Means for Mexico and Canada

By Samuel Stephens, 2L On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) officially became law in the United States (“U.S.”). One significant change among the many IRA provisions, which created and expanded various programs, is the modification to the Qualified Plug-In Electric Motor Vehicle Credit Program. The program allows a taxpayer a credit of […]