Is it ethical to purchase human organs?

Jun 26, 2016 19:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Organ transplantation saves lives. People with end-stage kidney disease who receive a transplant tend to live much longer than those who undergo dialysis. A kidney from a living donor will last from 12 to 20 years, on...

Why the GM food labeling debate is not over

Jun 26, 2016 19:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

The U.S. Senate this week reached a compromise to require food manufacturers to label foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, a bill that would preempt state-level laws. The deal comes only one week...

After Supreme Court's Fisher decision: what we need to know about race-neutral policies

Jun 23, 2016 18:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a race-conscious post-secondary admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered to be the swing...

Drug companies are buying doctors – for as little as a $16 meal

Jun 23, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law

An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to prescribe a lot more of that companys products. The damming findings demonstrate the value of new...

Buying and selling hacked passwords: How does it work?

Jun 22, 2016 12:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law

Data breaches are a regular part of the cyberthreat landscape. They generate a great deal of media attention, both because the quantity of information stolen is often large, and because so much of it is data people would...

Fair play at the Olympics: testosterone and female athletes

Jun 21, 2016 11:34 am UTC| Sports Law

There are performance differences between the sexes in elite sport. It has long been assumed that contrasting levels of testosterone in men and women can largely account for that gap, but new scientific studies are...

Expand the draft to women – or repeal it? A long constitutional debate continues

Jun 21, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The military draft has surfaced again as a source of national debate, as it has throughout American history. On June 15, the Senate passed a proposal to require women to register with the Selective Service. In the same...