Holly Bailey reports for the Washington Post. [read post]

Panel – Ethical and Legal Challenges in a “Right to Try” World Moderator: Patricia Zettler, Georgia State University College of Law, Developments at FDA: Expanded Access and Investigational Medicines as Treatment Holly Fernandez Lynch, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Protecting Patients from Right to Try Erin Talati Paquette, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Nusinersen as a Paradigm for Emerging Therapies: How Ethical Challenges of Expanded… [read post]

National/Federal Democratic Group Plans $10 Million Push to Protect Election Officials DNyuz – Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) | Published: 8/17/2023 A group that works to elect Democrats as the top election officials in states around the country is planning a $10 million venture to pay for private security for election officials of both parties, register new voters, and try to combat disinformation. [read post]

From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Legislature Passes Redistricting Maps That Democrats Say Defy Court Order MSN – John Wagner and Maegan Vazquez (Washington Post) | Published: 7/19/2023 The Republican-led House and Senate in Alabama approved dueling congressional maps that would increase the percentage of Black voters in the state’s Second District but not by enough, Democrats argued, to comply with a federal court order to create two… [read post]