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Supreme Court rules on drug patents
April 17, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd v. Novo Nordisk A/S that a generic drug manufacturer may employ the counterclaim provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act to force correction of a use code that inaccurately describes the brand's patent as covering.... [more]
US bill passage necessary for success of world climate change talks: US negotiator
September 27, 2009 by Amelia Mathias
The US will have a hard time convincing other countries to adopt emissions-cutting legislation so long as an American bill capping carbon emissions remains unpassed, US climate change chief negotiator Jonathan Pershing said in an interview with AP published Sunday. The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill.... [more]
US ambassador to Albania helped conceal illegal ammunition deal: House panel
June 24, 2008 by Deirdre Jurand
US Ambassador to Albania John L. Withers colluded with Albanian officials to hide evidence of an illegal ammunition selling plan from New York Times reporters, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Henry Waxman (D-CA) alleged in a letter Monday. Government arms contractor AEY allegedly sold.... [more]
US House committee investigates potential insurance fraud in Iraq
May 15, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony on Thursday regarding potential abuse of the Defense Base Act of 1941 (DBA) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Act requires contractors working on military installations to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for th....... [more]
US House committee issues subpoena for EPA-White House communications
April 9, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a subpoena Wednesday to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to turn over documents relating to White House involvement in the EPA decision to deny California's request for a greenhouse emissions waiver in December 2007....... [more]
House panel says EPA withholding info on California emissions waiver rejection
March 11, 2008 by Michael Sung
US House Government Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) accused the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday of withholding information from the committee and threatened to take action to compel production of the requested information connected to the EPA's decision to t....... [more]
House Oversight Committee schedules hearing on White House e-mail records
January 18, 2008 by Jaime Jansen
US House Government Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has scheduled a hearing for mid-February to look into White House compliance with the Presidential Records Act and to investigate the contradiction between comments made Thursday by White House Deputy Press Secretary Fratto.... [more]
California to appeal EPA emissions waiver ruling
December 21, 2007 by Mike Rosen-Molina
California will appeal the decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny its request for a waiver that would have allowed it and 16 other states following its lead to impose stricter greenhouse gas emissions standards on cars and light trucks, California Governor Arnold.... [more]
The Supreme Court ponders habeas rights for Guantanamo prisoners [comment]
December 6, 2007 by Andrew Wood
J. Wells Dixon: The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) returned to the United States Supreme Court yesterday for arguments in Al Odah v. United States and Boumediene v. Bush, which will likely decide the fate of about 300 men held without charge or trial in Guantanamo Bay. At stake are q....... [more]
Prosecutor in Louisiana death penalty case disregarded defendant's rights [comment]
December 4, 2007 by Andrew Wood
Virginia Sloan: Today, as I observed the oral arguments in Synder v. Louisiana before the United States Supreme Court, I was struck by the fact that James Williams will almost certainly never face a judge, jury, or even a disciplinary panel for his malicious abuse of our criminal justice syst....... [more]
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