Published Author Share As a forensic psychologist, I have conducted hundreds of forensic evaluations, including in cases where a defendant has raised lack of criminal responsibility — or colloquially, the “insanity defense.” These cases are…
The American Medical Association declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in 2016. In June 2024, then U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, took a significant stand on the relationship between public health and gun violence by…
Since January 2026, the “10 years ago” viral trend on social media — fueled by nostalgia and literal rose-colored glasses (ok, filters) — has tried to remind us of the allegedly simpler times of 2016.
Dr. Stephanie Tabashneck, PsyD, JD, is a Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience at the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School, and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior (CLBB) at Massachusetts General Brigham/Harvard Medical…
Our lunchtime panel What is Health Law? is happening next week. It’s open to the public, and especially great for students interested in learning more about the intersection of law and healthcare as a possible career focus.
In September 2025 at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, I presented a paper titled “FDA in 2050: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios,” which was recently published in the Utah Law Review.
Health lawyers are accustomed to thinking about statutes, regulations, and agency action.
I am sad to report the passing of Peter Barton Hutt at 91. Peter was the “dean” of the food and drug law bar, a longtime partner at Covington, arguably FDA’s most important chief counsel…
Most people might assume that the health information on their phone is protected the way their medical records are. It is not.
In the last several years, notable shifts in Supreme Court jurisprudence have eroded the deference that courts have historically granted to health officials.
