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Chicken nuggets and government paternalism

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Tweet Did you hear about this story? Apparently a preschool in North Carolina seized the lunch of a 4-year-old girl because it didn’t meet USDA nutrition requirements. The lunch her mother had packed contained a “turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, … Continue reading →

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Paved with good intentions: the Utah Supreme Court’s flawed analysis in Jensen v. Cunningham

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Tweet   On April 30, 2003, 12-year-old Parker Jensen was taken to a doctor to have a small growth under his tongue removed. A long nightmare for the Parker family had begun, culminating in a recent legal decision by the … Continue reading →

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