Thursday - October 17, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday July 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Can We Have a Healthy Nation Without Federal Regulation?
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-to-3 decision, voted to overturn Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (often referred to as "Chevron deference"), a four decades-long ruling that required courts to defer to federal agencies' reasonable interpretations of unclear federal laws. Under the precedent set by the Chevron deference case, courts relied upon the e  more

CSLR Announces Van Der Vyver Professorship
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: Emory University School of Law and the Center for the Study of Law and Religion have announced the establishment of the Johan van der Vyver Professorship in Law and Religion. This new professorship, to be filled by future appointment, is made possible by a generous trust created by the late Johan D. van der Vyver, a legendary human rights scholar, anti-apartheid activist, and I.T. Cohen Professor o  more

Public Health Summer Reading List
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * 12 must-read books to bring on vacation, plus a forthcoming book authored by a public health legend and five Rollins graduates * * * Summer reading doesn't have to consist entirely of fluff. Those anticipated vacations, long weekends, and lengthened days also offer opportunities to pick up a public health memoir or nonfiction book you've been meaning to read. This curated l  more

Rep. Michelle Au Appointed to House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek) was recently appointed by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management. "As an anesthesiologist and a legislator, I'm honored to be selected by Speaker Burns to sit on the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management," said Rep. Au. "As healthcare providers, my colleagues  more