Author: Aron Solomon

By Aron Solomon On Friday, FINA, the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competitions in water sports, rejected the use of a product called the Soul Cap, a Black-owned brand, for the Tokyo Olympics and any of their international competitions. In holding that Soul Cap does not “fit the natural form of the head” and to the best knowledge of the governing body “the athletes competing at the international events never used, neither require…caps of such size and configuration,” FINA evinced a profound lack of understanding of the needs of a certain group of their…

By Gerard Scimeca Editors Note: This article originally appeared in Inside Sources Imagine trying to make a purchase online from a familiar website, only to be thwarted by a new policy announcing it only accepts Japanese yen or Chinese yuan. Or consider a vending machine that repeatedly spits back your crisp, clean dollar as unrecognizable. And what may be your reaction if you check your bank statement, only to see your balance represented in euros? As odd and far-fetched as these dystopian scenarios may seem, they illustrate the dangerous path our nation is following in its befuddling and stone-age approach to…

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MLiyFYMXVruXGnpTNL4bF?si=aA87v204QiOv5KjdTGv-FQ&dl_branch=1&nd=1 The artificial intelligence revolution has touched almost every industry, and the legal field is not immune to this technological progress. As legal fees may not be in the budget for your average citizen, having an affordable and efficient option is of great importance to those facing legal challenges they simply aren’t equipped to handle on their own. During Season 3, Episode 4 of The Next Level Podcast, host Aron Solomon speaks with Joshua Browder, founder and CEO of DoNotPay, the world’s first robot lawyer, where you can fight corporations, beat bureaucracy and sue anyone at the press of a…

By Trevor Burrus Editors Note: This article originally appeared in Inside Sources On July 4 some 245 years ago, the signing of the Declaration of Independence articulated the political ethos of the United States: A country founded on the consent of the governed and rooted in the idea that governments exist to protect the natural rights of the citizens. Eleven years later, delegates met in the same place to draft a Constitution that would, they hoped, institutionalize those founding principles. How are things going today? Not so well on the governing front despite positive developments for human freedom. The structural…

By Aron Solomon Last week, in deciding Alston v. NCAA, the Supreme Court stayed away from a critically important issue – the student-athlete monetization of their name, image, and likeness, known as NIL. Then mere hours after the Alston decision, the NCAA announced that they had set a July target (yes – only eight days following their announcement) for the adoption of interim rules that would allow college athletes to be paid for their NIL. The Business of College Sports site has an NIL tracker that they are diligently updating. The tracker shows all of the NIL legislation, including which…

By Aron Solomon I remember watching Garrett Broshuis play in the Minor Leagues very early in his career for the San Jose Giants. He always had a lot of heart, leaving it all out there on the field, as the most committed ball players do day in and day out. That same passion for the game still burns within him today, but now as a lawyer. As a partner at a St. Louis law firm, Broshuis focuses on complex litigation, often involving athletes. As part of his giving back to the game, the law school valedictorian co-founded the organization Advocates…

The Affordable Care Act survived another Supreme Court challenge in ‘California vs. Texas’. But what was actually resolved and what does that mean for future challenges to Obama Care? Aron Solomon from Esquire Digital law-splains. https://open.spotify.com/show/63Kl4y0oPyaycNxX2QIHcn?si=mbllJpbCTTK69YJgEQP6rQ&nd=1

By Aron Solomon On Tuesday, June 22nd, India Walton won the Democratic primary, defeating incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. In what many have described as the greatest upset in Buffalo political history, Walton is now on track to be sworn in as mayor in January. What Walton told The Buffalo News this week would apply equally well to many cities across the nation that have experienced decades of tough times but now have at least the beginning of an economic recovery for some of the people who live there. “It’s been 16 years, and though we’ve seen progress in certain…

By Aron Solomon On Monday, in NCAA v. Alston, the Supreme Court declared a win for college athletes. But what’s more important than what the Supreme Court allowed in its unanimous decision is what it didn’t allow, at least not for now. In Alston, the court held that the NCAA’s strict limits on student-athletes’ “education-related benefits” (scholarship and laptops and the like) violate antitrust laws. What the court didn’t tackle on Monday is to what extent college players should be able to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL). Today, of course, this isn’t allowed, no matter how much other…

To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…