Riya Chandra

It has been over ten years since Obergefell v. Hodges recognized same-sex marriage as a constitutional right. Yet, state legislatures have passed hundreds of laws targeting transgender people, banning gender-affirming care for minors, barring trans athletes from competing, and stripping LGBTQ+ protections from schools and public spaces. That wave of new legislation has made LGBTQ+ issues/rights a hot topic for the Supreme Court. The 2025–2026 term has put three landmark cases before the...

In 2025, the United States saw a record surge in legalized online sports betting. This was for no other reason than the fact that major betting platforms such as DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM started using real-time performance and biometric data. This includes the athletes' heart rate, speed, fatigue levels, and even stress levels to increase fan engagement and betting. These advancements have changed the interaction between fans and athletes into something that may be a little too close...

In 2023, an AI-generated song  mimicking The Weekend and Drake went viral on social media. This popular track sparked an industry-wide debate about what, and who, counts as an artist.  Even though social media platforms, like TikTok, removed the song within hours (the song was later re-uploaded on the platform by outside creators with the preface that it was an AI song), the damage was already done: everyone knew this concept was a possibility, and anyone with access to generative AI could...