My older sister walked me to Washington Elementary School, about a mile from my home, when I was in kindergarten. Then again, she was in fifth grade and attended the same school. When I entered first grade, I was on
Hepatitis A Is the One Foodborne Illness We Can Vaccinate Away. Making the Shot Optional Is a Very Bad Idea.
Lena H. Sun and Paige Winfield Cunningham walked through each of the childhood vaccines the CDC stopped broadly recommending, in the Washington Post. Their piece is what prompted this one. It is worth your time in full. But the hepatitis
Google must rework digital advertising system, Virginia judge rules
The US justice department had sought an order requiring Google to divest parts of its technology
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Nordic to Acquire BWXT’s Medical Business
Nordic Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the medical business of BWX Technologies in a transaction valued at up to $800 million, according to a news release.
BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), based in Lynchburg, Virginia, is
Harvard Read the FRESH Act Line by Line. Its Preemption Clause Reaches Salmonella, Restaurant Inspections, and the Right to Sue.
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic released a report on August 25, 2026 taking the first comprehensive look at the preemption clause inside the draft FRESH Act. Margaret Lynn and Emily Broad Leib conclude that a
Mistakes Are Not Malice: Subjective Doubt vs. Negligent Research
In defamation cases where actual malice must be shown, a plaintiff must prove the defendant made a false statement with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of falsity. “Reckless disregard” generally means a high degree of subjective
Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award: Call for Submissions
The below announcement is reproduced from the AALS’s Property Law Digest:
Albany Law School and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University are pleased to announce their jointly sponsored competition for the inaugural Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar
Labor + Employment Workforce Watch – August 2026
Labor + Employment Workforce Watch is a guide to the employment law developments most likely to impact your business. The Troutman Pepper Locke Labor + Employment team represents employers in the most sensitive workplace matters, enabling our clients to concentrate
State Laws Curb No-Gun Policies for Employers’ Parking Lots
An increasing number of states are stopping employers from enforcing restrictions on employees keeping guns inside cars in employer parking lots.
Quick Hits
- A growing number of states have passed laws allowing citizens to have guns in locked cars in
Two Cert. Petitions Raising Issues of State Aid for Religious Instruction Filed
Two petitions for certiorari raising First Amendment issues were filed this week with the U.S. Supreme Court. Both involve the permissibility of state aid for religious instruction.A petition (full text) asking the Court to review a Virginia federal