by JOLT | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Nadeem Bohsali Music sampling is on the rise. In 2018, twenty percent of songs on the Billboard Top 100 contained music samples.[1] That same year, sixty-six percent of all albums found on the Billboard Top 50 contained samples, averaging a staggering four samples...
by JOLT | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Jacob Newton The Right to Allocution A defendant’s right to allocution has a long and controversial history. Allocution is a trial judge’s formal address to a convicted defendant, asking whether the defendant wishes to make a statement or to present information...
by JOLT | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Davina Seoparsan Can you think of a time when you were driving and thought, “I wish I could be doing something else?” Maybe you have a meatball sub to eat? Maybe you had makeup to apply? Maybe you had notes to review before a big test? Short from taking public...
by JOLT | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Dylan Phillips You’ve probably heard about White Claw, a popular hard seltzer drink owned by Mark Anthony Brands.[1] According to one source, a student at The University of Toledo recently fell asleep at a Taco Bell drive-thru in the midst of trying to get a...
by JOLT | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Trevor Vonu With election season looming on the horizon, tensions surrounding Facebook’s allowance of un-censored political advertisements continue to grow in Washington.[1] During a speech at Georgetown University earlier this month, Facebook Chief Executive Mark...
by JOLT | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog Posts
By: Ryan Leonard Doorbells with a security camera feature are now a billion-dollar industry in the United States.[1] Ring, a subsidiary of Amazon, has been marketing its product as a device that can help secure homes against crime.[2] However, as Ring as partnered...
