Is a Corporation Like a Church?
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius. In both cases, for-profit corporations have challenged the Affordable Care Act’s requirement...
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Last week, the Minneapolis-based food conglomerate General Mills changed its legal terms. Three days later, in response to sweeping criticism, it changed them back. The reversion, which was accompanied...
View ArticleA New Kind of Free Speech: Drug Reps’ Pitches to Doctors
Can a pharmaceuticals representative tell a doctor that he should recommend Bupropion, an anti-depression drug, to help patients quit smoking? What about suggesting Zoloft to help with certain sex...
View ArticleCitigroup, and an Interest in Knowing the Truth
In October, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against Citigroup. The complaint, which resulted from a multi-year investigation, alleged...
View ArticleThe Precarious Position of Public Unions
In many states, public employees are required by law to pay union dues—regardless of whether they agree with the union’s advocacy efforts. This arrangement has long been a subject of legal disputes. On...
View ArticleIs a Corporation Like a Church?
From a legal standpoint, the Hobby Lobby question depends on the difference between for-profit and nonprofit corporations.
View ArticleIs the General Mills Decision Cause for Celebration?
The battle over General Mills’ legal terms is just one phase of a larger conflict that big corporations appear to be winning.
View ArticleA New Kind of Free Speech: Drug Reps’ Pitches to Doctors
Should pharmaceuticals companies, under the First Amendment, be allowed to promote off-label uses of their products?
View ArticleCitigroup, and an Interest in Knowing the Truth
Transparency should be an inherently important part of S.E.C. investigations.
View ArticleThe Precarious Position of Public Unions
In many states, public employees are required by law to pay union dues—regardless of whether they agree with the union’s advocacy efforts. This …
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