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Judge Dismisses Suit on Federal Stem Cell Research

July 27th, 2011 No comments

Judge Royce Lamberth, chief of the federal court in Washington is throwing out a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s funding of embryonic stem cell research. Read more…

Embryonic Stem-Cell (hESC) Funding Challenge should be dismissed

June 26th, 2011 No comments

A challenge to funding of hESC studies should be dismissed after an appeals court found the government-backed research to be lawful, Read more…

Legal: Motion for Supplemental Briefs allowed in Embryonic Stem Cell Lawsuit

May 21st, 2011 No comments

US District Judge Royce Lamberth has granted the request for supplemental briefs to be filed in the Sherley v. Sebelius case. Read more…

One Stem Cell Research Suit dismissed in Federal Appeals Court

January 25th, 2011 No comments

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of all frozen human embryos in the US Read more…

The Stem Cell Legal Controversy Continues

December 6th, 2010 No comments

US funding of human embryonic stem cell studies violate the law and must be stopped, a lawyer for 2 scientists told a federal appeals court whose judges questioned the legality of the research on 12/6/10. Read more…

Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) asks to file Amicus Curia status in Stem Cell Suit

November 23rd, 2010 No comments

The Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) has asked to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief Read more…

ESC Funding Ban, Misconstrues the Law

November 5th, 2010 No comments

A judge’s ban on funding for embryonic stem cell research misconstrues the law, Read more…

ESC Opponents urge Appeals Court to Bar Funding

October 29th, 2010 No comments

A group of scientists who oppose the studies told the US Court of Appeals that embryonic stem-cell research is illegal and funding for it should be barred. Read more…

Wisconsin asks to file an Amicus Brief in Stem Cell Legal Battle

October 13th, 2010 No comments

Wisconsin’s  Gov. Jim Doyle’s attorneys have asked a federal judge for permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the fight over the future of stem cell research. Read more…

From the Anguish of the Stem Cell Controversy

October 7th, 2010 No comments

Theresa “Tracy” Deisher may be best known for her recent contributions to the embryonic stem cell funding halt Read more…