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Minnie Che

Minnie Che is a student at Harvard Law School.

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Trademark Times: The Use of Logos to Union Bust

Union busting is old as unionization itself. From illegal actions like terminating union organizers to sometimes-permissible sometimes-impermissible tactics like captive audience meetings, employers consistently attempt to deter and defeat union drives.  Recently, an older tactic has reemerged: trademark infringement lawsuits. Noteworthy employers like Medieval Times, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s have all brought lawsuits against their respective […]

The Faculty Union Seesaw

Independent monitors. Restrictions on protest and dissent. Censorship of curricula. Firings of professors for classroom speech.  Long in the crosshairs of the conservative movement, colleges and universities have been hit by a barrage of Trump Administration-led attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and the mission of higher education. The assault has at once revealed faculties’ lack of control over university decision-making and spurred university administrators […]

EU Court Draws the Line on Regulating Minimum Wages — Balancing Member State and EU Competence

Nearly three years after Denmark challenged the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMWD), last November 11th, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a landmark judgment clarifying the boundaries of EU legislative power in wage policy.  The ruling struck down selected provisions of the directive but preserved the EU’s ability to shape wage […]

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