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Aris Shatteen

Aris Shatteen

Aris Shatteen is a Southwestern Law School alumna licensed to practice law in California. While serving as an editor of The Biederman Entertainment Law Blog at Southwestern, Aris evolved her legal research and writing skills through producing articles based on relevant and timely intellectual property law subjects ranging from music and film to fashion. Her main areas of interest include intellectual property law, contract law and fashion law.

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A Leaf in Limbo: The State of Cannabis in Texas

Hazy days These days, it seems like marijuana laws are ever-changing. With an increasing number of states legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, decriminalizing its possession, and even some governors pardoning past convictions, it's becoming hard to keep up. Recent changes to Texas State law are not only becoming hard... Read More »

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Supreme Court to Decide Important Question for Racial Discrimination Lawsuits

In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, an African American-owned media company called Entertainment Studios Network (ESN) is suing Comcast, arguing that the telecom giant violated a federal law prohibiting racial discrimination in contracts when it declined to carry ESN’s television channels. ESN claims that the decision... Read More »