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Trump advisers hope Biden stays in race, as they eye alternate scenarios
After dismissing suggestions President Biden could withdraw, the Trump team is beginning to consider having to retool the campaign.
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Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden
The House Democratic leader, who hopes to be speaker under a Democratic majority post-November, is seeking to stem defections among his rank-and-file.
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Biden and aides concede he needs to quickly demonstrate his fitness for office
Critics have been shaken by his relative inaction to directly address the panic ignited by his halting debate performance last Thursday.
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Trump Lets Democrats Dominate the Public Debate Over Biden’s Future
The former president has spent months painting President Biden as incapable of leading, but he has publicly appeared content to sit back and let Democrats do the doubting.
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Conservative Legal Movement’s Agenda Unites Court’s Rulings on Executive Power
Blockbuster decisions by the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed supermajority — expanding presidential authority while undercutting that of executive branch agencies — were no contradiction.
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Unplugged The Quest for Simplicity in a TechAddicted World
It’s no secret that technology has taken over our lives. From smartphones to smart homes, we are constantly surrounded by screens and devices, and our addiction to them is only growing stronger. But amidst this tech-addicted world, there is a growing movement towards unplugging and embracing simplicity. This movement, known as “Unplugged: The Quest for…
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Chinese Antitrust Enforcement Agency Issues Warning Letter to Patent Pool
Recent action by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) demonstrates renewed Chinese antitrust focus on standard essential patents (“SEPs”)….By: Jones Day
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Healthcare Execs Face Federal Drug Charges in Landmark Telehealth Case
In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, federal prosecutors have charged two healthcare executives with unlawfully distributing controlled substances, such as Adderall, through a telehealth website. These charges demonstrate the Department of Justice’s intensified focus on enforcing federal controlled substances laws in the rapidly evolving digital health landscape….By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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Hong Kong proposes new Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Law
New cybersecurity legislation to enhance the protection of computer systems of critical infrastructures (“CIs”) was proposed by the Hong Kong Government on 25 June 2024. The legislation is tentatively titled the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill (the “Bill”)….By: A&O Shearman
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FDA’s Diversity Action Plans for Clinical Trials: Key Deadlines and Compliance Requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-anticipated draft guidance on June 26, 2024, entitled “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies” (Draft Guidance). This Draft Guidance replaces and rewrites the draft guidance issued in April of 2022 (2022 Diversity Plan Draft Guidance), which only recommended…