FDA Regulation of Nicotine On The Horizon
We here at TWM have in the past called for legislation that would grant the FDA authority to regulate nicotine as a drug, and it appears that Congress is finally close to granting such authority. Such...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Update XII
The Senate passed legislation to let the State Department settle all remaining lawsuits against Libya by U.S. terror victims but remained deadlocked over legislation to rein in excessive energy...
View ArticlePhilip Morris v. Williams Redux
Early last year the Supreme Court ruled against the plaintiff in a tobacco lawsuit against Philip Morris, holding that an Oregon state court erred in relying on harm to parties other than the plaintiff...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Against Cigarette Makers
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal legislation that regulates the labeling of packages of cigarettes does not preempt state lawsuits over claims of deceptive marketing of “light” cigarettes...
View ArticleEarly Afternoon Links
For your reading pleasure: 1. Obama’s plan for Afghanistan: once again, the key appears to be figuring out what an administration means by “benchmarks.” 2. Pakistan: suicide bomber kills upwards of...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Philip Morris’ Appeal
In a somewhat unusual move, the Supreme Court has declined to issue a ruling in Williams v. Phillip Morris, a case they already heard oral arguments on in December. It looks like the Supreme Court was...
View ArticleLegislative Update X
The House of Representatives and Senate passed nonbinding budget plans that closely mirrored President Obama’s proposals (there were some modest cuts) and will offer guidance on future legislation...
View ArticleLegislative Update XV
The House of Representatives passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act which would provide four weeks of paid leave for federal workers following the birth or adoption of a child (currently...
View ArticleLegislative Update XVI
The House of Representatives passed a bill tripling aid to Pakistan, including both economic aid and military aid (with conditions that require the Obama administration to certify that Pakistan remains...
View ArticleBetsy McCaughey: Big Tobacco Flack
Last month I wrote this about critics of health care reform: But thanks to lying liars like Krauthammer and McCaughey, progress on this front has probably been set back a good ten or twenty years, all...
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