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13 May 2020, 3:25 am
.; Loosening a 1967 federal law so as to ease intrastate sales of meat between ranchers and local grocers could help both consumers and embattled livestock raisers while better respecting the Constitution’s scheme of federal authority [Baylen Linnekin; related here from 2010 on the tendency of food regulation to be pushed by a combination of consumer/safety groups and large producers, for whom the regulation often serves to improve their position as against smaller market… [read post]
10 Feb 2020, 3:01 am
[Change.org petition, Alice Park, Time 2016; Skeptical Cardiologist; Philip Gruber, Lancaster Farming] Don’t expect much from new changes to federal school lunch program [Baylen Linnekin] Even when one parent’s a pediatric emergency room doc, a family can still be vulnerable to having their infant seized by Child Protective Services over ambiguous indicators of physical injury. [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 3:02 am
” [Scott McClallen, Center Square] Here comes Massachusetts to make things worse [Jeffrey Singer] If you suppose that transcontinental air travel is worsening the risk of global pandemics, then you may suppose erroneously [Johan Norberg “Dead Wrong” video] Zoning will not bring slimness: “Fast-Food Bans Are a Dumb Idea That Won’t Die” [Baylen Linnekin] Having a supermarket enter a food desert has at best a minor effect on healthy eating [Hunt… [read post]
20 Nov 2019, 3:01 am
The government has no idea [Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, I’m quoted; earlier] New York City Council adopts foie gras ban to take effect in 2022 [Baylen Linnekin] If you’ve assumed that production of this delicacy is unethical, this article might change your mind [J. [read post]
25 Oct 2019, 2:58 am
“Prices may vary” disclaimer said too small: “A Couple Is Suing Taco Bell for Overcharging Them $2.18 for Chalupas” [Jelisa Castrodale, Vice] “Bronx man sues NBC Universal over ‘unlimited’ soda refills at theme park” [Emily Saul and Natalie O’Neill, New York Post] An old Florida law bans the use in alcoholic beverages of grains of paradise, a spice widely available online, resulting in a class action lawsuit against makers of a well-known… [read post]
13 Jul 2019, 11:49 am
.'” Reason’s Baylen Linnekin on this week’s prurient ruling. [read post]
6 May 2019, 2:58 am
London ban on transit ads depicting “bad” foods winds up nixing images of Wimbledon strawberries and cream, bacon, butter, cheese, jam, honey, and Christmas pudding [Scott Shackford] And more: British medical journal The Lancet wants to do some highly non-consensual poking and jabbing at your midsection, with the aim of making you lose weight; highlights include funding activist campaigns, cutting business out of policy discussions, and routing policy through the least accountable… [read post]
13 Feb 2019, 3:02 am
Baltimore police corruption, tax policies that attract people, densifying MoCo and more in my latest Maryland policy roundup [Free State Notes] Busybodies in Bismarck: “North Dakota’s Excellent Food Freedom Act Is Under Attack Yet Again” [Baylen Linnekin] Tags: Baltimore, DUI, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, property law, taxes [read post]
25 Jan 2019, 2:59 am
” [Clint Rainey, Grub Street; Scott Shackford] “Dollar stores are the latest target of advocates who want to improve food offerings by limiting them” [Baylen Linnekin] Tags: eat drink and be merry, Los Angeles, nanny state, obesity, Philadelphia, school lunch, soft drinks, United Kingdom [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 3:38 am
At Reason, Baylen Linnekin asserts that the Supreme Court’s decision last week not to review “a trio of food freedom cases,” including a challenge to California’s ban on foie gras, “increases chances we’ll see more such laws (and the inevitable legislative reprisals), and that cycle will harm consumers, farmers, interstate commerce, and businesses of all sizes. [read post]
12 Jan 2019, 8:08 am
“The Supreme Court’s Decision To Duck a Foie Gras Case Is Bad News for Food Freedom; SCOTUS’ decision not to hear the case could lead to a vicious food fight between the states”: Baylen Linnekin has this article online at Reason. [read post]
15 Nov 2018, 7:00 am
The current Board of Trustees is made up of the following:Emily Broad Leib, co-chair (Harvard Law School)Susan Schneider, co-chair (University of Arkansas School of Law)Michael Fakhri (University of Oregon School of Law)Neil Hamilton (Drake Law School)Peter Barton Hutt (Harvard Law School, Covington & Burling LLP)Baylen Linnekin (George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School)Timothy Lytton (Georgia State University College of Law)Dean Margaret Sova McCabe… [read post]
20 Jun 2018, 2:59 am
Generations Federal Credit Union] Food bill: Congress seems intent on not letting the public find out how well grocers do from the SNAP program [Jonathan Ellis, USA Today] “Why Trump’s Higher Tariffs Now are Unlikely to Result in Lower Tariffs Later” [Coyote] After 10 years, Nathan Myhrvold’s patent assertion fund idea hasn’t done so well [Nathan Vardi, Forbes] Potential of “cottage food” laws remains unrealized [Baylen Linnekin] … [read post]
25 Apr 2018, 3:05 am
[John O’Brien and John Breslin, Legal Newsline/Forbes] Slack-fill lawsuits reveal nonfunctional void within class-action industry [Baylen Linnekin] Musical instruments in court: the stories behind six famous gear disputes [Jay Laughton, Reverb last year] “Secret of David Copperfield’s signature trick revealed in slip-and-fall suit by audience volunteer” [ABA Journal] Given Congressional presence in area, California not entitled to use foie gras… [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 2:50 am
Minimum 18 age for marriage, stadium subsidies, bill requiring landlords to distribute voter registration material, dollar-home programs, and more in my latest Maryland policy roundup [Free State Notes; earlier on NJ first-in-nation ban on under-18 marriage] Now shuttered by California regulation: startup that allowed home cooks to sell meals directly to neighbors [Baylen Linnekin] Guess who’s hosting a program of his own on Russia’s RT network? [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 3:05 am
” [Joseph Cotto interview with me for San Francisco Review of Books, YouTube audio, 33:51] FSMA will drive many smaller farmers/foodmakers out of business, only question is how many [Baylen Linnekin, our earlier] Tags: attorneys' fees, loser pays, on TV and radio, patent quality, qui tam, sexual orientation, small business, WO writings February 14 roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 3:01 am
” [Raymond McKoski, Orlando Sentinel] Nation’s highest military court unanimously tosses sexual assault conviction of Coast Guard enlisted man, finding juror selection stacked by higher-ups; of seven jurors, four were trained sexual assault victim advocates [Rowan Scarborough, Washington Times; decision] Report on legal landscape of cottage food industry [Jennifer McDonald, Institute for Justice] Deregulation efforts of Trump administration have yet to reach food sector… [read post]
27 Dec 2017, 9:05 pm
Food law expert Baylen Linnekin sees a comparative compliance advantage going to mass-scale growers as well as foreign produce suppliers. [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 9:22 pm
Editor’s Note: The Food Safety News list of the year’s most significant news is compiled annually by our writers and editors. [read post]
3 Dec 2017, 8:16 am
Alumna Baylen Linnekin and Visiting Professor Neil Hamilton were also faculty presenters at the Summit. [read post]
