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Covid mRNA Vaccines Required No Safety Oversight: Part Three

Human Flourishing • 1297 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🏥 Health Politics Vaccines Legal analysis Government oversight Medical Ethics
  1. Emergency Use Authorization for Covid mRNA vaccines was based on legal categorization of SARS-Cov-2 as a biological weapon to bypass safety protocols.
  2. FDA has lower evidence standards for Emergency Use Authorization, questioning the safety and effectiveness of products authorized in this way.
  3. Emergency Use Authorization pathway lacks systematic data collection, retrospective studies, informed consent, and institutional review board involvement, raising legal and safety concerns.

More Thoughts On Intellectual Diversity In Biglaw

Original Jurisdiction • 589 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Ideology Ethics Diversity Legal analysis Free speech
  1. Big Law firms have a lack of intellectual diversity which is not beneficial for the legal profession.
  2. There is pressure on Big Law firms to conform to certain ideological standards based on clients' expectations.
  3. Encouraging diverse perspectives and civil discourse in the workplace can lead to better outcomes and a more enjoyable environment.

The Legal Megalomania of Intersectionality

Year Zero • 13 implied HN points • 23 Aug 23
🚌 Education Legal analysis
  1. Intersectionality, once niche, has spread widely in policy discussions, even into hard sciences and medicine.
  2. Challenges the assumption that discrimination claims solely fall within single-axis frameworks, highlighting legal cases that refute this.
  3. Asserts that broad claims about intersectionality's implications for discrimination and oppression lack empirical evidence and nuanced discussion.

Good Job Supreme Court

startupdreams • 0 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal analysis Supreme Court 14th Amendment Congress Elections
  1. The US Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot use the 14th Amendment to remove a candidate from the Presidential ballots, highlighting the importance of federal power over state powers.
  2. The unanimous decision of the Supreme Court showcases their commitment to interpreting the law based on the Constitution and not succumbing to political pressures or biases.
  3. The decision allows for potential Congressional actions regarding candidate disqualification, with implications on the certification of future election results in case of alleged insurrection.
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