By Lilo Blank Gentrification is highly contentious as it transforms neighborhoods from low to high value. A National Community Reinvestment Coalition study shows that gentrification and subsequent displacement has increased in urban areas within the last decade, with black and Hispanic residents among the most affected. Proponents of gentrifying neighborhoods point to the economic benefits for communities…
A new dataset of health care conscience laws relating to abortion reveals broad scope of protection for providers, limited protection for patients.
Gestational limitation on abortion, or “heartbeat bans,” recently became law in both Ohio and Georgia, but states are limiting abortion access in other ways
The majority of US state laws still rely on “zero tolerance” exclusionary school discipline, despite evidence the policies may do more harm than good.
Much of the housing in the U.S. is expensive, unsafe, and inadequate in supply. A new article outlines 23 legal mechanisms, or levers, that may impact health equity in housing in the U.S.
By Benjamin Hartung, JD, Joshua Waimberg, JD, and Nicolas Wilhelm, JD While brain injuries and studies associated with professional football get the majority of media attention, student athletes, especially young football and soccer players, are also at risk for similar brain injuries. Each year, as many as 300,000 young people suffer from traumatic brain injuries…
Looking forward to hear Professor Peter Lee’s (UC Davis) talk on “Innovation and the Firm: Vertical Integration in Patent-Intensive Industries” at the University of Copenhagen on Friday, Friday, September 8th 2017 from 10:00 – 12:00. If you are interested to join, please register here. Abstract of Professor Lee’s talk: Recent scholarship has highlighted the prevalence of…
By Timo Minssen I am happy to announce the publication of our collaborative paper with Helen Yu and Jakob Wested on “Innovation and intellectual property policies in European Research Infrastructure Consortia (part I)” in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (Oxford University Press). Taking the European Spallation Source ERIC as an example, our paper investigates ERIC Regulations…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 6.4 million US children 4-17 years old have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The percentage of US children diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 3-5 percent per year since the 1990s. Relatedly, the percentage of children in this age group taking ADHD medication…
