* Alana Glover Establishing “Right to Try” legislation throughout the country has been a concept that proponents of the law have been working toward for years. What Is Right To Try?, Right To Try, http://righttotry.org/about-right-to-try/, (last visited Nov. 8, 2018). Many proponents of this legislation support the concept of creating alternative options for terminally illContinue reading “Patients Can Try Experimental Treatments Before They Are Approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) . . . What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Maryland’s Right to Try Law and the Potential for Federal Preemption.”
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Educating the Next Generation: Is Education a Fundamental Right?
* Jessica Rotondo In the fall of 2018, 50.7 million children in the United States will be attending public schools. Fast Facts: Back to School Statistics, Inst. Educ. Sci.: Nat’l Ctr. for Educ. Stat., https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372 (last visited Nov. 8, 2018). Experiences of public school students can vary widely as a result of the amount ofContinue reading “Educating the Next Generation: Is Education a Fundamental Right?”
Allergan’s Tribal Troubles: Sovereign Immunity and Patent Protection Measures in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals
* Yitzchak Besser Major pharmaceutical companies, like their peers in other industries, are often presumed to zealously guard their patents; in fact, patent litigation in the pharmaceutical industry rose nearly 30% in 2017 . Mike Botta, Report: Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Increased Nearly 30 Percent in 2017, R&D (May 8, 2018, 7:00 AM), https://www.rdmag.com/news/2018/05/report-pharmaceutical-patent-litigation-increased-nearly-30-percent-2017. However, Allergan,Continue reading “Allergan’s Tribal Troubles: Sovereign Immunity and Patent Protection Measures in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals”
Birds Take Flight in Baltimore: The City’s Attempt to Regulate the New Electric Scooters
* Christina Araviakis The Baltimore Orioles and Ravens have some competition because there is a new Bird in town–the electric scooter. Bill King, Is Bird for the Birds?: Scooter Company’s Presence in Baltimore Raises Eyebrows and Questions, Balt. Sun, July 31, 2018, at A11. A California-based company, Bird Rides Inc. (hereinafter “Bird”), recently brought overContinue reading “Birds Take Flight in Baltimore: The City’s Attempt to Regulate the New Electric Scooters”
DIY Weapons: The War on 3D Printed Firearms
*Rebekah Nickerson Support among the American public for stricter gun laws has steadily increased over the last few years in the wake of mass shootings. Steven Shepard, Gun Control Support Surges in Polls, Politico (Feb. 28, 2018, 07:27 AM), https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/28/gun-control-polling-parkland-430099. In 2016, support for more restrictive gun laws climbed to fifty-eight percent among Americans followingContinue reading “DIY Weapons: The War on 3D Printed Firearms”
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