Legal Commentary

Who Should Advise the Next President
Who should McCain or Obama listen to on matters of science and technology policy? The National Academies have given it a lot of thought. According to Science Daily, NAS, NAE and IOM released a report issuing recommendation for the next...

Around the web, February 15
Science and the law edition: Vaccine court's ruling against autism claim a big victory for scientific rationality [Kathleen Seidel, New York Times editorial (see, they can be right), Obbie, Popehat] "National Academies: we need better science in the courtroom" [ArsTechnica]...

Interview with Newton Minow on the National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund
Mary Minow: Tell us how the idea for the National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund (formerly known as the Digital Opportuntiy Investment Trust, or DO IT) began...

National Academies of Science voter registration workshop
I’m off to Atlanta — the site of yesterday’s Senate runoff election — for two days of discussion regarding voter registration systems as part of the ongoing National Academy study of Statewide VR systems...

Put young offenders in "academies"
Put young offenders in "academies"This seems to me to be just child prisons under a different name.

National Research Council Strongly Critical of Nanotech Risk Research Strategy
The National Academies: "A new report from the National Research Council finds serious weaknesses in the government's plan for research...

Japan's International Child Abduction Policy
By Kirsten Brown (AXcess News) Washington - Four fathers quietly f...

Eminent domain, demographics and immigration policy
On the face of it, you may be wondering what eminent domain,...

Ethics, Redevelopment and Eminent Domain
September 2007 will go down in history as a month of infamy ...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...

Can i sue my employer for breach of Contract?
i would suggest you get professional advice
from what you have put here yo...

Align Technology, Inc. ALGN Securities Fraud
Align Technology, Inc. ALGN

State Farm Class Actions
Policy Holders Settle

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

Align Technology, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Align Technology, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Errors with GDH-PQQ Glucose Monitoring Technology
Glucose Monitoring Technology FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Errors