By Jared Odessky* In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) held that graduate student assistants at Columbia University were statutory employees under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) with the legally enforceable right to unionize. The ruling extended to private colleges and universities generally and spurred a wave of organizing on campuses across the country. When President Trump took office, analysts predicted that his new …
Politically Futile and Progressively Backward: Blocking Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm
By Reveena Kumari Sethia* Antitrust laws have evolved across the globe to ensure that consumer welfare and effective competition remain the priority while balancing the promotion of liberalism and uninterrupted world trade. The intervention of executive action where antitrust and economic policies could’ve brought an acceptable balance may be seen as a step backward in the larger move towards global liberalization and free markets. A recent example of this can be seen in President Trump’s …