Legal News

Autism Misinformation Continues
First from McCain, who first claimed that there was “strong evidence of a link between vaccines and autism” and now has since revised his position acknowledging that there is no scientific evidence supporting such a link and emphasized his support for autism research...

Oregon's Autism Cases
Reuters's Maggie Fox reports on the autism cases argued in federal court in Oregon. She writes, The parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe vaccines caused their sons to develop autism brought their case to U...

Autism Case has CDC Scrambling to Reassure Vaccine Safety
Washington, DC: Since Edward Jenner's Cowpox in the 1800's that was used as protection against smallpox, we have all been given vaccines to prevent some kind of disease. Whether it was the Polio vaccines given to some of our parents and grandparents or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccines given in the past three decades, we have been vaccinated for one reason or another...

More on Autism/Vaccine Case
The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog provides some background on the recent case involving the girl who received childhood vaccines and developed autism-like symptoms. Jacob Goldstein writes, The father of a girl who developed autism-like symptoms after receiving several vaccinations...

Autism Blogger Subpoenaed
Neodiversity blog which discusses Autism, including the controversary over the use of certain vaccines. According to the legal papers filed in opposition, the subpoena was issued a few hours after she discussed Vaccine Injury Compensation Program cases in which Mr...

Autism/Thimerosol Trial Begins
Pharmalot has the details of the test case focusing on whether the mercury-based preservative in vaccines can by itself cause autism. In related news (though not part of the same case), if I haven't already pointed you to Eric Turkewitz's...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

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

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Thimerosal Vaccine and Autism
alleging Hepatis B and HIB vaccines cause Autism in children.

Hep B, HIV Scare
2,800 New Jersey Residents Urged to Get Tested

Poling Family Receives $1.5 Million in First Autism Vaccine Settlement
Poling Family Receives $1.5 Million in Autism Vaccine Settlement

Fosamax
Possible Link with Esophageal Cancer

BPA
New Study Shows Link to Diabetes and Heart Disease

Remicade, Enbrel, Humira, Cimzia
FDA Investigating Link to Cancers