by Brian Wolfman Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration issued this proposed order regarding tanning beds. The FDA is proposing to reclassify these ultra violet devices to require more warnings — including that minors not use them at all — because they are a cancer hazard. The proposal would also require the products to meet […]

That's the name of this article by Si Lazarus and Doug Kendall of the Constitutional Accountability Center. "Broken circuit" is Lazarus and Kendall's characterization of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. They point to "[a] new breed of activism on the .. the D.C. Circuit — for environmental cases second in importance […]

Read this post by Paul Bland, which contains a example of how the Supreme Court's decision in AT&T v. Concepcion is keeping consumers out of court and without any remedy. Here's Paul's synopsis: In Betts v. McKenzie Check Cashing, after a two-day evidentiary hearing that was essentially a trial of the payday lender’s arbitration clause, […]

by Brian Wolfman As you may have read, the FDA is beginning to look into possible regulation of caffeine when used as an additive to foods and drinks, including foods and drinks marketed to kids. How about some caffeine with your marshmellows or nuts? Yes, indeed, these foods sometimes have caffeine thrown in. Read this interview […]

Sunday's New York Times has a nice article discussing a recent study prepared by Lee Epstein, who teaches law and political science at the University of Southern California; William M. Landes, an economist at the University of Chicago; and Judge Richard A. Posner, of the federal appeals court in Chicago, who teaches law at the University […]

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