Jan 13, 2024 · Over 110 million animals die in U.S. laboratories used for animal testing every year. Their deaths are painful, as lab animals subjected to testing are often immobilized, mutilated, and exposed to toxic substances.. The safety of many medications and consumer products, such as cosmetics, food additives, and cleaners, is evaluated through animal testing. . The United States has one of the ...

Dec 29, 2024 · In a conversation with The Regulatory Review, Ropes & Gray partner David Peloquin discusses how clinical research studies are regulated in the United States to protect patients and accommodate changing practices.. In recent years, clinical research studies in the United States have increased in complexity alongside the rise of new trial formats, sources of data, and health technologies.

Nov 9, 2024 · After U.S. states ratified the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote in 1920, suffragists shifted their focus to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman in 1923, the ERA would provide Congress with the power to enforce sex-based equality as a constitutional right.. Opponents to …

Sep 28, 2024 · Drivers across America know the phrase “Stay alive, don’t text and drive.” Yet crashes caused by distracted drivers kill nine people every day in the United States.. Distracted driving broadly includes visual, manual, and cognitive distractions—and texting while driving creates all three of these distraction types. Over 12 percent of fatal crashes involving distracted driving in 2022 ...

Dec 12, 2024 · After an automated vehicle injured a pedestrian in San Francisco, the California State Legislature introduced two bills to clarify who is responsible when a driverless car is involved. With automated vehicles becoming more common, lawmakers are asking this question nationwide.. In a forthcoming article, William Hubbard and Colin P. Starger, law professors at the University of Baltimore School ...

Nov 23, 2024 · To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists contend that the world needs to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The United Nations recognizes that renewable energy is the key to achieving this goal. But scientists state that the necessary green energy infrastructure cannot be built without rare earth elements, such as …

Nov 14, 2024 · Every American, at some point in time, interacts with the sprawling federal bureaucracy. When people get lost in the bureaucratic maze or cannot access the information or attention they need, they often ask their members of Congress to intervene.

Nov 3, 2024 · In a recent conversation with The Regulatory Review, election law scholar Joshua Sellers offers his analysis of voting rights, voter registration reform efforts, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election.. The right to vote is fundamental to U.S. democracy. That right, however, has been subject to various challenges and attacks in recent years.

Mar 23, 2024 · As the use and capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology increase, so do the potential risks in immigration enforcement practices.. In an Executive Order issued late last year, President Joseph R. Biden established new guidelines for the safe use of AI. The Order outlines how the new guidelines can better protect Americans from the privacy risks posed by AI.

Jul 24, 2024 · In Garland v.Cargill, the Supreme Court held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its statutory authority when it reclassified bump stocks as machine guns under federal law. The decision does not bode well for the agency’s ongoing defense of other recent and similarly expansive administrative reinterpretations of federal …