ASU Law and Science Student Association

08/17/2021

Come see us at the student organization fair today to learn more about our organization!

03/26/2021

Technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and NFTs which are becoming more prominent in today's world raise many legal and regulatory questions.

A "self-portrait" by humanoid robot Sophia, who "interpreted" a depiction of her own face, has sold at auction for over $688,000.

12/30/2020

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/12/24/ibm-airbnb-settlement-patent-lawsuit.html

IBM filed the initial suit in March, accusing Airbnb of using its technology without permission.

12/08/2020

As everyday devices become more interconnected, and companies collect increasing numbers of data points on consumers, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with the data privacy practices underlying the goods they purchase. Data privacy experts, as well as the FTC, are taking a look at possible disclosure standards for data privacy on consumer goods, including this 'nutrition label' concept.

Read more here:

As the Internet-of-Things proliferates, consumers want to know how their data will be used by the makers of devices—before they buy them.

11/04/2020

Check out this article from Associate Dean Diana Bowman and Research Fellow Walter Johnson at ASU Law. Biotech is raising many novel ethical and legal issues as we see progress in gene editing, CRISPR technology, and the mitochondrial replacement therapies mentioned in the article.

The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett has implications for how assisted reproductive technologies, which can prevent the transmission of disease from parents to child, are regulated.

10/20/2020

During this Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we want to highlight this article on domestic violence awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. More and better responses are necessary to address domestic violence, both worldwide and in our country.

Though necessary to slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), actions such as social-distancing, sheltering in-place, restricted travel, and closures of key community foundations are likely to dramatically increase the risk for family violence ...

02/03/2020

https://qz.com/1786781/which-cities-have-declared-climate-emergencies/

While the first climate emergency was declared in 2016, 98% of subsequent statements were made in 2019.

01/28/2020

Thank you to everyone who came out to our event, 'Can Climate Change the Constitution.' We had an amazing turnout and discussion with Professor Rhett Larson (ASU Law) and Tony Francois (Pacific Legal Foundation).

10/14/2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-09/tesla-s-autopilot-could-save-the-lives-of-millions-but-it-will-kill-some-people-first

The complicated ethics of Elon Musk’s grand autonomous vehicle experiment.