The Ballad of FDA v. Brown & Williamson
How the FDA lost, and gained, jurisdiction over cigarettes -- to a Newfoundland fishing-boat tune
Statutory Interpretation
Antitrust standing and Kavanaugh-versus-Gorsuch textualism
The Supreme Court's dueling opinions in Apple, Inc. v. Pepper raise interesting questions about textualist statutory interpretation.
Dog Nips Cow, Cow Tramples Man
If a statute imposes strict liability for dog bites, does that extend to a herding dog nipping at a cow that then trampled the plaintiff?
