Nutraceutical Corp. v. Crawford, United States District Court for the District of Utah Central Division, Judge Campbell, April 13, 2005 ban on the weight-loss supplement ephedra, which was pulled off the market...
Search Results for: 2005-04-13
Federal bill would require pharmacists to fill contraception prescriptions
In response to recent refusals by some pharmacists objecting on moral grounds to filling prescriptions for emergency contraceptives or birth control pills, federal legislators unveiled a draft bill on Thursday that would require pharmacies to fill all prescriptions,...
Environmental brief ~ Canada unveils Kyoto Protocol compliance plan
In Thursday's environmental law news, the Canadian government has revealed its plan to reduce greenhouse emissions in accordance with the Kyoto protocol. The plan, called Project Green, aims at reducing Canada's greenhouse emissions by 270...
HR 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005, approved by US House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill here. The Reported in...
Keeler, et al. v. Stalder, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, April 13, 2005 [ruling that federal courts lack jurisdiction in dispute regarding anti-abortion license plates because the case amounts to a tax dispute that...
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, draft approved by the UN General Assembly, April 13, 2005 . Read the full text...
China's Progress in Human Rights in 2004, State Council of China, April 13, 2005 . Excerpt:In 2004, China adhered to the scientific view of development by putting...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Wal-Mart faces labor union complaint
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) , the largest US grocery union, has filed a complaint against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...
Specter: DOJ not providing Congress sufficient detail on Patriot Act use
Senator Arlen Specter , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , has criticized Justice Department and FBI officials for failing to provide the committee details about their demands for records and their use of roving wiretaps and...
Gitmo detainees allege torture, file FOIA lawsuit for military records
Lawyers for six Guantanamo Bay detainees filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday asking a judge to force the Department of Justice and Department of Defense to comply with their Freedom of Information Act requests for documents,...