FDA Reconsiders Ban On Gay Blood — Related: The FDA Still Bans Gay Blood????
Orlando might have been the last straw for this rule that was never fair and was obviated by science over a decade ago.
Test Case: Vampire Diaries — I Donate Blood For The First Time (Plus Bonus Rant About FDA Restrictions)
If you want to give blood, there is very likely a blood drive near you ready and willing to take it.
Is It Wrong To Ask Offenders To Give Blood To Get Out Of Their Fines?
The outrage over the judge who "ordered" poor offenders to give blood misses the point entirely.
Morning Docket: 12.24.14
* The Thomas M. Cooley Law School is planning to sell one of its academic buildings for an asking price of $8.15 million. Dear Lord, the school will lose some of its library square footage. NOOOOOOOOO! [Lansing State Journal] * Contrary to his client's hit anthem, Pharrell's lawyer isn't happy. He says YouTube has been "blithely" ignoring his requests to take down music for which it lacks performance rights, and it may result in a $1B lawsuit. [Hollywood Reporter] * Clifford Sloan, the State Department's special envoy on Guantánamo Bay, appointed in 2013 to help shut down the detention center, is returning to the loving arms of Skadden's partnership on January 1, 2015. Gitmo is still open. Oops. [Am Law Daily] * After 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration decided to lift its lifetime ban on blood donation for gay men. Now gay men just have to abstain from doing gay things for a year -- like having sex with other men -- to donate blood. Yay? [WSJ Law Blog] * If you've been wondering what the most ridiculous lawsuits of 2014 are, we've got you covered. These are the top 10 most absurd cases filed over the course of the past year. You may remember some of these from our coverage. [Faces of Lawsuit Abuse]