Casey Speer NHS '18 Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC recently agreed to plead guilty and pay $3 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liabilities stemming from the company’s unlawful promotion of prescription drugs. Under federal law, it is mandatory for a company to specify each intended use for a drug in its application to the … Continue reading Drug Companies Abuse Free-Speech, Prioritize Profits
Category: Blog Fall 2015
Raising the Bar: Retaliation in the wake of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
Sharon Mo Columnist "[F]ear of retaliation is the leading reason why people stay silent about the discrimination they have encountered or observed.” – Justice Ginsburg in dissent[1] Retaliation claims are now the bread and butter of employment discrimination actions. In 2014, retaliation claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accounted … Continue reading Raising the Bar: Retaliation in the wake of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
Why is it always the wrong time to talk about gun control?
Sydney Winkler COL '16 When ten people were killed and nine others were injured in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in southwestern Oregon this past Thursday, people criticized the President for making the issue “political.” But there is no time to spare when it comes to saving lives from the next mass shooting. Sadly, … Continue reading Why is it always the wrong time to talk about gun control?