March 25, 2021

Are Surgeons Encouraged to Under-Prescribe for Pain?

The top four implicated drugs—illicit fentanyl and its analog, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine—were involved in far more deaths than any prescription opioid.

Stop Making Surgeons Undertreat Postoperative Pain
By Jeffrey A. Singer and Josh Bloom

Is Warrantless Drone Surveillance Unconstitutional?

Does the Fourth Amendment, which protects against “unreasonable searches and seizures,” prohibit warrantless drone surveillance? The Supreme Court has yet to answer that question, but an appeals court in Michigan recently considered the question, and in an opinion written by Judge Kathleen Jansen answered “Yes.”

Does the 4th Amendment Prohibit Warrantless Drone Surveillance?
By Matthew Feeney

Federal Courts Shouldn’t “Abstain” from Hearing Federal Civil Rights Claims

Two pharmaceutical companies claim that Hawaii is forcing them to make scientifically false disclaimers — but they can’t get their day in federal court to make that First Amendment case.

Capitulation Diplomacy: Washington Keeps Making Unrealistic Demands of Other Countries

Even in the unlikely event that North Korea agreed to relinquish its nuclear arsenal, Washington has never committed to anything more than a gradual, partial lifting of sanctions.