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The Nationalistic Fruits of Legal Formalism: How Caleb Nelson has single-handedly destroyed the presumption against preemption
To the dismay of all friends of federalism, the Court ruled for the petitioners today in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, a decision expanding the concept of "impossibility" preemption based on the sort of formalism that only Justice Thomas could love...

Argument analysis: PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing
On Wednesday, the Court heard oral argument in PLIVA v. Mensing.

New invitation brief
The Acting Solicitor General recommends that the Court deny certiorari in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing and Actavis Elizabeth, LLC v. Mensing.

Supreme Court holds federal law preempts in generic drug cases
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday voted 5-4 to reverse [opinion, PDF] the lower court in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report], holding that since generic drugs and their warnings are managed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website], their federal regulations on warning labels preempt state law on warning labels...

Supreme Court to hear 3 cases involving labeling of generic medicines
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Friday granted certiorari [order, PDF] in three cases related to the duty of generic drug manufacturers to list possible side effects on the labels of medicines they produce...

Preemption Victory Against Generic Drug Manufacturers!
Congratulations on the valiant efforts of the legal team of The Public Justice Foundation and the Center for Constitutional Litigation (CCL) for winning a huge victory against generic drug manufacturers in the Mensing v...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

ETHEX Corp
5 Generic Drugs Recalled Due to Risk of Death From Overdose

Generic Versions
Barr Pharmaceuticals to pay $5.9 million settlement for blocking the sale of oral contraceptives.

GlaxoSmithKline Pays $750 Million Over Defective Drugs
GlaxoSmithKline Pays $750 Million Over Defective Drugs

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed

Fake Drugs
Life Threatening Incidents

Imported Diets
Pills Contain Illegal Drugs