Since its formation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a hands-off approach with respect to its oversight of the futures industry. It has relied on self-regulatory organizations (SROs)—namely, exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and associations such as the National Futures Association (NFA). The Dodd–Frank Act (Dodd–Frank),...
For decades, American fashion designers have been fighting, to no avail, for a federal law that protects their designs. In light of this inaction at the federal level, this Note explores the possibility of making use of the states’ traditional role as “laboratories of democracy” and passing a state law protecting works of fashion, specifically garment designs....