”[3] When courts have not ignored confounding,[4] they have sidestepped its consideration by imparting magical abilities to confidence intervals to take care of problem posed by lurking variables.[5] The advent of the Reference Manual on Scientific Manual allowed a ray of hope to shine on health effects litigation. [read post]

Courts Hamper Efforts to Shine Light on Digital Campaign Ads Bloomberg Law – Kenneth Doyle | Published: 5/19/2020 Partisan divisions in Congress and on the FEC have stalled efforts to require more disclosure of who is funding paid messaging on Facebook and other internet platforms. [read post]