Supply Chain Commons: Organic Waste, Climate Change and Regenerative Farming

October 21, 20226 “Supply Chain Commons: Organic Waste, Climate Change and Regenerative Farming in Peri-Urban Sydney” explores how new socio-ecological relationships can be built around waste through collaborative, practice-based experimentation. Centered in Sydney, Australia, the project traces how spent coffee grounds (SCG) move from inner-city cafés to regenerative farms through what the authors call a

New Bill Seeks to “Let Kids Play” by Limiting Private Equity in Youth Sports

October 14, 2026 On May 13, 2026, a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers—led by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut in the Senate and Congressman Pat Ryan of New York in the House, and joined by several others—introduced the Let Kids Play Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would effectively ban private equity from the

ITS is Back, and This Time ITS Personal

October 7, 2026 It’s that time of year again for Temple Law’s Introduction to Transactional Skills (ITS), an innovative three-week experiential course in which our first-year law students have the opportunity to focus on interviewing, negotiating, drafting, and problem solving in a business setting. Half of the students represent Emeril Starr, a chef who is

The Biggest Threats to Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

September 30, 2026 Intellectual property has become a valuable corporate asset in the modern economy. For technology companies, value frequently resides in software and patents. For media companies, value is embedded in content. For consumer brands, trademarks and goodwill drive market differentiation. Digital technology has fundamentally changed the threat landscape. Copying is instantaneous, distribution is

Balancing Nationalities in International Investment Law

September 23, 2026 How can you tell where someone is “from”? Historically, an individual’s national identity was singular, starting with formal nationality. One’s national center of gravity was readily determinable. Not so today. Determining one’s primary national identification is no longer an easy thing in many cases. This is consequentially enabled by the growing acceptance

A Comparative Dissection Of The Regulation Of Crypto Investments And Securities Across The Atlantic

September 16, 2026 The tokenization of financial instruments—the digital representation of traditional assets through tokens issued on distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain—marks a transformative shift in capital markets. By enabling fractional ownership, near-instantaneous settlement, and global transferability, tokenization promises enhanced efficiency, liquidity, and financial inclusion. Yet it simultaneously presents profound legal and regulatory

10-Q&A Episode 28: From Temple Law to Corporate Leadership: A Conversation with Matt Brinker

On this episode of the Temple 10-Q&A, Editor Marco Ricci (LAW’2026) sat down with Matt Brinker (LAW’12), Partner and Chair of the Corporate and Business Group at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC (RCCB). Brinker discusses his path from Temple Law to corporate practice, his experience building a career in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing,

10-Q’s Advice to First-Year Law Students—Part 2

September 2, 2026 At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share tips for new law students on how to approach their first year of law school. The two-part series contains advice that applies to all 1Ls. This is the second part of this series—you can read Part 1 here.

AI and Judicial Sanctions

August 12, 2026 Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a tool used by many in daily life. From grocery shopping lists, to work out plans and meeting note summaries—the possibilities of what AI can create for its users seem endless. The legal profession has followed suit. Lawyers are using AI to quickly summarize a factual scenario,

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