Legal Teahouse

Mercy Xie, a Doctor of Juridical Science candidate at Syracuse University, shares her life story as a person with disability and her views on disability rights.  Learn more about her on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeaOESuN7J7i8SA0F2MdkWQ), WeChat (ID: smog_official) or search her name 谢仁慈 Mercy.

John Tan, an Arnold & Porter partner based in Shanghai, discusses his FCPA investigation practice in China. John talks about the FCPA enforcement mechanism, China's national security law's implications on investigation, and China's corporate social credit system.

Chinese law professor Guo Bing sued Hangzhou wildlife park for its compulsive use of facial recognition.  The court ruled for Prof Guo based on the contract theory, but brushed off the "lawful, proper, and necessary" standard of personal information protection.

Professor Eugene Volokh from UCLA School of Law shared his expertise in discussing the WeChat users' First Amendment challenge to the US government's WeChat ban.

A White House executive order issued on August 6 seeks to ban transactions with TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance.  TikTok and ByteDance sued the government for misusing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and violating the Fifth Amendment due process.