This week, the FDA announced new steps to ease a nationwide baby formula shortage prompted, in part, by a temporary shutdown of a facility that makes formula back in February.
As millions of families who rely on formula wait for supplies to become more available, many are also looking for answers on the circumstances that gave rise to the shortage.
NPR Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley breaks down the tangle of supply chain issues and federal policies that are playing into the formula crisis.
And Dr. Alison Stuebe of UNC Health — who also shares this resource for those looking for guidance on how to find or offer help with breastmilk supplies during the formula shortage — explains the systemic inequities that hinder the ability of many parents to feed their babies.
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SCOTUScast - FEC v. Ted Cruz – Post-Decision SCOTUScast
On May 16, 2022 the Court decided Federal Election Commission vs. Ted Cruz for Senate. Listeners may remember our guest today, Professor Bradley A. Smith, the Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Professor of Law at Capital University Law School, who joined earlier in the term for the post-argument segment. Today, Professor Smith, a former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (2004), joins to provide expert analysis on this decision.
Holding: Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — which limits the amount of post-election contributions that may be used to repay a candidate who lends money to his own campaign — unconstitutionally burdens core political speech.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on May 16, 2022. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.
Holding: Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — which limits the amount of post-election contributions that may be used to repay a candidate who lends money to his own campaign — unconstitutionally burdens core political speech.
Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on May 16, 2022. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.
SCOTUScast - Badgerow v. Walters – Post-Decision SCOTUScast
On March 31, the Court decided Badgerow v. Walters, a case which concerned judicial supervision of arbitration. Joining today to discuss the decision and its implications is Jennifer Dickey, Associate Chief Counsel at the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Holding: Federal jurisdiction in a petition to compel arbitration under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act is determined by “looking through” the petition to the jurisdictional basis of the “underlying substantive controversy,” Vaden v. Discover Bank, but that approach does not apply to petitions to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on March 31, 2022. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion.
Holding: Federal jurisdiction in a petition to compel arbitration under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act is determined by “looking through” the petition to the jurisdictional basis of the “underlying substantive controversy,” Vaden v. Discover Bank, but that approach does not apply to petitions to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on March 31, 2022. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUScast - Badgerow v. Walters – Post-Decision SCOTUScast
On March 31, the Court decided Badgerow v. Walters, a case which concerned judicial supervision of arbitration. Joining today to discuss the decision and its implications is Jennifer Dickey, Associate Chief Counsel at the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Holding: Federal jurisdiction in a petition to compel arbitration under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act is determined by “looking through” the petition to the jurisdictional basis of the “underlying substantive controversy,” Vaden v. Discover Bank, but that approach does not apply to petitions to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on March 31, 2022. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion.
Holding: Federal jurisdiction in a petition to compel arbitration under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act is determined by “looking through” the petition to the jurisdictional basis of the “underlying substantive controversy,” Vaden v. Discover Bank, but that approach does not apply to petitions to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on March 31, 2022. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUScast - West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency – Post-Argument SCOTUScast
The issue before the Court in West Virginia v. EPA is whether, when designing rules under Section 111, EPA is limited to identifying “systems of emission reduction” that can be applied to and at the level of an individually regulated facility, or whether there are no limits to EPA’s authority other than the textual commands to consider cost, nonair quality health and environmental impacts, and energy requirements. Federal respondents argue the case is moot and should be dismissed as improvidently granted.
Featuring:
Speaker: Justin Schwab, Founder, CGCN Law; former Deputy General Counsel, EPA.
Moderator: Garrett Kral, Associate Member of the Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group’s Executive Committee; former Special Advisor for Oversight, EPA.
Featuring:
Speaker: Justin Schwab, Founder, CGCN Law; former Deputy General Counsel, EPA.
Moderator: Garrett Kral, Associate Member of the Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group’s Executive Committee; former Special Advisor for Oversight, EPA.
Motley Fool Money - Retail’s Inventory Problem
"We got the inventory wrong." That's basically what Target CEO Brian Cornell said about his company's latest results. (0:30) Bill Mann discusses: - Why Cornell and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon should have warned investors sooner about their latest quarterly numbers - The inventory glut major these retailers will have to work through - Lowe's benefitting from the residential home environment - Whether Target's stock is more attractive after today's drop
(13:11) Tim Beyers talks with Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal about how her company is diversifying its revenue stream and one thing investors often get wrong about Arista.
Stocks discussed: TGT, WMT, LOW, HD, ANET, MSFT, FB
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Tim Beyers, Jayshree Ullal Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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Motley Fool Money - Retail’s Inventory Problem
"We got the inventory wrong." That's basically what Target CEO Brian Cornell said about his company's latest results. (0:30) Bill Mann discusses: - Why Cornell and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon should have warned investors sooner about their latest quarterly numbers - The inventory glut major these retailers will have to work through - Lowe's benefitting from the residential home environment - Whether Target's stock is more attractive after today's drop
(13:11) Tim Beyers talks with Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal about how her company is diversifying its revenue stream and one thing investors often get wrong about Arista.
Stocks discussed: TGT, WMT, LOW, HD, ANET, MSFT, FB
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Tim Beyers, Jayshree Ullal Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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State of the World from NPR - African students who fled to Poland from Ukraine are waiting in limbo
More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Not all of them are Ukrainian. Some citizens of African countries have found that the doors of Europe are much less open to them.
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State of the World from NPR - Russian sergeant pleas guilty in the 1st war crimes case of the invasion in Ukraine
A Russian sergeant pleads guilty for killing a Ukrainian civilian in the war's first war crimes case. Such cases usually occur after a war ends. Ukraine wants to prosecute while the evidence is fresh.
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Audio Poem of the Day - “Te pesará mi voz”
By Irma Pineda