Commerce Clause Tests
Liberal Test: Legislation is proper under the Commerce Clause if, aggregating all the effects of the legislation, the regulation has a substantial effect on interstate …
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Tests for cases involving Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses
Equal Protection: Principle: State shall not deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Two Step Assessment: Step One: Suspect …
美国同性婚姻合法化进程 Case Laws Related to Same-sex Marriage in the United States
Nine cases paved the way legitimizing the same-sex marriage under the federal law of the United States. Constitution Basis – Due Process and Equal Protection Clause Amendment V …
A Note on the “Evolved Substantial Effect” Test in Finding Constitutionality Under the Commerce Clause & Thoughts on a Better Approach Applicable to the Existing Regime
***** Draft – expect to be updated frequently ****** On their surfaces, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) has developed two concurring/parallel sets of rules in determining whether a …
United States v. Morrison: a power separation case (in addition to that of the Commerce Clause)
Briefly, in addition to be a landmark case on the relationship between Federal government (congress) and the states, United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), is also …
Things one needs to know beyond the “$5 billion” – Key Points of the FTC-Facebook Settlement
Everyone has heard the news over Facebook’s privacy matter, in particular the number of US$5 billion penalty imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). However, …
The Mist of “Personal Financial Information” in China
在隐私合规领域，“个人金融信息”是一个非常重要的词汇。本文是对 “个人金融信息” 定义的总结。
Thailand’s Privacy Law Passed
On the last day of February 2019, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly finally approved its long-pending draft Personal Data Protection Act (the “TH PDPA”). After the …
Vietnam – New Cyber Security Law in effect on 1 January 2019
The Vietnamese Parliament has passed its new Cyber Security Law on June 12, 2018 with overwhelming votes. The law has been in effect from January …
香港的金融牌照制度 | Financial License Authorites in Hong Kong
香港是一个金融之都。金融牌照发放主体很复杂。在这里列一下： 香港金融管理局（HKMA，以下简称金管局）： 1.1 认可机构 银 行 有 限 制 牌 照 银 行 ；及 接 受 存 款 公 司 根 据 《 银 行 …
理解GDPR的跨境效力其实很简单 – It’s simple to understand the extra-territorial effect of GDPR
《欧盟数据保护条例》（GDPR）已于2018年5月25日生效。在此之前（乃至直至现在），隐私律师为此已经忙碌了很久。由于GDPR具有某种“域外效力”，位于欧盟之外的企业也总会担心，希望了解自己在欧洲之外的生意是否收到影响。 The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come into force on 25 May 2018. Before the day (and maybe until today), privacy lawyers have …