Brexit: the next legal steps on the road out of Europe
Jun 27, 2016 23:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In legal terms nothing has happened at least not yet in Britains departure from the EU. The referendum result that 51.9% believe the UK should leave the EU is advisory, and does not change the fact, as the prime...
Un-Trapped: Supreme Court strikes down Texas law limiting abortion
Jun 27, 2016 23:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday invalidated two Texas provisions that would have closed at least seven of 17 abortion clinics in the state, saying that neither provision had a positive effect on womens health, and that...
Deadlocked: what a nine-word decision means for five million undocumented immigrants
Jun 26, 2016 19:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Yesterday, the Supreme Court deadlocked on U.S. v. Texas, the most important immigration case of the year. Nearly five million people stood to benefit from President Obamas ambitious policy. It would have delayed...
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...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do