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Memory And Punishment, Orlando Carter Snead

O. Carter Snead

This article is the first scholarly exploration of the implications of neurobiological memory modification for criminal law. Its point of entry is the fertile context of criminal punishment, in which memory plays a crucial role. Specifically, this article will argue that there is a deep relationship between memory and the foundational principles justifying how punishment should be distributed, including retributive justice, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, moral education, and restorative justice. For all such theoretical justifications, the questions of who and how much to punish is inextricably intertwined with how a crime is remembered — by the offender, by the sentencing authority, …

Putting The Gene Back In The Bottle: Why California Needs Stronger Protection Of Genetic Privacy In The Wake Of Affordable Dna Testing, Farid Zakaria

Farid Zakaria

In recent years, many “direct-to-consumer” genetic testing companies have started offering a DNA analysis service to the public. Based on the analysis of the DNA contained in saliva, these companies are able to inform the customer about his or her likelihood of having certain traits and of developing a number of diseases. Given the sensitive nature of this kind of information, this paper considers whether it is sufficiently protected under the current legal and regulatory framework. Specifically, the paper studies whether current federal, state, and common law that protects medical and private information also guarantees the privacy of genetic information. …

An Educational Approach To School Food: Using Nutrition Standards To Promote Healthy Dietary Habits, Timothy D. Lytton

Timothy D. Lytton

This article proposes a novel approach to school food reform that promotes healthy dietary habits. Daily aggregate nutrition standardization (DANS) assigns each student an individualized standard to monitor the nutritional quality of all food provided to that student in school at any time of the day, including meals and snacks, whether from the cafeteria, vending machines, bake sales, or in class. DANS would enable schools to track all foods purchased by or served to a student each day and to compare the nutritional content of those foods to a nutrition standard appropriate for that student. Cafeteria registers and vending machines …

An Educational Approach To School Food: Using Nutrition Standards To Promote Healthy Dietary Habits, Timothy D. Lytton

Timothy D. Lytton

This article proposes a novel approach to school food reform that promotes healthy dietary habits. Daily aggregate nutrition standardization (DANS) assigns each student an individualized standard to monitor the nutritional quality of all food provided to that student in school at any time of the day, including meals and snacks, whether from the cafeteria, vending machines, bake sales, or in class. DANS would enable schools to track all foods purchased by or served to a student each day and to compare the nutritional content of those foods to a nutrition standard appropriate for that student. Cafeteria registers and vending machines …

A Law-Policy Proposal To Promote The Public Nature Of Science In An Era Of Academia-Industry Integration, Michael J. Malinowski

Michael J. Malinowski

This article addresses the impact of integration of academia, industry, and government on the public nature of research. The article concludes that, while the integration has benefited science immensely, regulatory measures should be taken to restore the public nature of research in an age of integration.

Drug Safety And Commercial Speech: Television Advertisements And Reprints On Off-Label Uses, Margaret Gilhooley

Margaret Gilhooley

1/11/10

PREPUBLICATION VERSION

DRUG SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL SPEECH:

TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS AND REPRINTS ON OFF-LABEL USES

By Margaret Gilhooley©

ABSTRACT

This paper examines how the constitutional protections for commercial speech have limited the ability of Congress and FDA to regulate prescription drugs in ways that can affect safety. In Thompson v. Western States, the Supreme Court struck down a Congressional restriction on advertisements for unapproved “compound” drugs because a disclosure that FDA had not approved the compound was considered a constitutionally adequate alternative. While drug compounds are a relatively obscure category, the decision influenced Congress in deciding not to require a …

Drug Safety And Commercial Speech: Television Advertisements And Reprints On Off-Label Uses, Margaret Gilhooley

Margaret Gilhooley

1/11/10

PREPUBLICATION VERSION

DRUG SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL SPEECH:

TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS AND REPRINTS ON OFF-LABEL USES

By Margaret Gilhooley©

ABSTRACT

This paper examines how the constitutional protections for commercial speech have limited the ability of Congress and FDA to regulate prescription drugs in ways that can affect safety. In Thompson v. Western States, the Supreme Court struck down a Congressional restriction on advertisements for unapproved “compound” drugs because a disclosure that FDA had not approved the compound was considered a constitutionally adequate alternative. While drug compounds are a relatively obscure category, the decision influenced Congress in deciding not to require a …

An Educational Approach To School Food: Using Nutrition Standards To Promote Healthy Dietary Habits, Timothy D. Lytton

Timothy D. Lytton

This article proposes a novel approach to school food reform that promotes healthy dietary habits. Daily aggregate nutrition standardization (DANS) assigns each student an individualized standard to monitor the nutritional quality of all food provided to that student in school at any time of the day, including meals and snacks, whether from the cafeteria, vending machines, bake sales, or in class. DANS would enable schools to track all foods purchased by or served to a student each day and to compare the nutritional content of those foods to a nutrition standard appropriate for that student. Cafeteria registers and vending machines …

Memory And Punishment, Orlando Carter Snead

O. Carter Snead

This article is the first scholarly exploration of the implications of neurobiological memory modification for criminal law. Its point of entry is the fertile context of criminal punishment, in which memory plays a crucial role. Specifically, this article will argue that there is a deep relationship between memory and the foundational principles justifying how punishment should be distributed, including retributive justice, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, moral education, and restorative justice. For all such theoretical justifications, the questions of who and how much to punish are inextricably intertwined with how a crime is remembered — by the offender, by the sentencing authority, …