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As encryption and cryptography increasingly intersect with privacy law, criminal procedure, export controls, national security, and emerging regulatory frameworks, legal professionals with a working understanding of this technology are better equipped to counsel their clients, resolve their problems, and be assured that encryption does in fact meet the confidentiality requirements of ABA professional responsibility Rule […]

This Technology Explainer examines how climate models help scientists understand Earth’s dynamic climate system and predict future climate changes. These models are the primary tool scientists have for evaluating the effects of anthropogenic emissions on our climate. In this capacity, climate models are crucial for providing policymakers with the scientific evidence on which they can […]

American nuclear power is experiencing a renaissance, supported by an ideologically diverse set of parties. This shift in public attitudes, which have generally been inimical to nuclear energy, belies a cold economic reality: electricity demand is growing, and more generation capacity is needed to meet it. Nuclear power proponents insist that nuclear is the only […]

The pharmaceutical industry confronts a persistent bottleneck: despite clearing preclinical testing, more than 90% of drug candidates fail in human trials. Unanticipated toxicity remains a major contributor to attrition across therapeutic areas. This failure rate reflects fundamental deficiencies in conventional preclinical toxicity testing methodologies, which are often unable to reliably predict human responses to new […]

Recently, Google, Apple, and Meta have condemned the EU’s regulation of Big Tech. The EU’s major competition regulation for online platforms, the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”), went into effect in March 2024. Critics, including President Donald Trump and various U.S. tech giants, claim the DMA harms consumers and functions as a form of economic protectionism […]

Digital technology has significantly augmented U.S. immigration enforcement. For refugees and asylum seekers, navigating the immigration system involves traversing a complex data labyrinth. Their personal information is collected and used by both immigration authorities and private entities, often without transparency and accountability. This unchecked data collection fuels a surveillance state that disproportionately targets them, violating […]