Legal Research

NY Times Debate: Abolish the Estate Tax
New York Times, Bloggingheads Video Debate: Abolish the Estate Tax?, with Annie Lowrey (Washington Independent) & Reihan Salam (National Review).

Abolish Tenure
The American Bar Association Section on Legal Education has a Standards Review Committee that proposed eliminating the word "tenure" from the ABA standards covering job security and academic freedom...

Zelinsky: Abolish the Minimum Required Distribution Rules
Oxford University Press Blog: Abolish the Minimum Required Distribution Rules, by Edward Zelinsky (Cardozo): I propose a simple fate for the MRD rules: Abolish them permanently. The MRD rules make life unnecessarily complicated for older persons...

Abolish IP Law, Save the Economy
Two economists at Washington University in St. Louis say they know how to revive the economy -- and it doesn't involve a single bailout. Their proposal is to abolish patent and copyright law...

And in Connecticut
The Stamford Advocate has, "Lawmaker tries to abolish death penalty," reported by Brian Lockhart. The General Assembly's lengthy debate on criminal justice reforms was expected to be stretched a little longer last night by one lawmaker's crusade to abolish the...

PCUSA Assembly approves changes to adapt to 21st Century
Christian Post: "The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s highest legislative body voted Wednesday to approve a new Form of Government that will help the denomination adapt to the 21st century...

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review

Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services
Aurora Loan Faces Class Action over Mortgage Review Services

FDA Review of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes
Prostate Cancer Treatment FDA Review Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes

Xigris
Study Prompts FDA Safety Review

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Wrinkle-Fillers
FDA to Review Labeling due to Adverse Event Reports