• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejects federal appeal of court injunction against ban on offshore drilling (WSJ Law Blog)
  • Well, that was quick: Bill introduced to overturn Morrison v. Australia Nat’l Bank SCOTUS ruling on “F-cubed” securities suits (Forbes’ On the Docket)
  • Nanny-state activism expands its beachhead in California: San Francisco bans soda vending machines on city property (Cato at Liberty)
  • Meanwhile, the feds creep ever-closer to unconstitutional marketing restrictions on food, beverages (Huffington Post)
  • Federal district court states plainly what should be obvious: drug-preemption Wyeth case has no bearing on medical-device preemption issues (Drug and Device Law)
  • What is end result of ban on industry support of continuing medical education?  Just what patients need: less educated doctors (Drug Wonks)
  • Comprehensive summary, documents and all, of latest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlement (FCPA Professor)
  • First significant opportunity for application of Bilski v. Kappos? (Patently-O)