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Pretty Dangerous: Commercial Speech, Beauty Product Advertising, and the First Amendment

September 26, 2025By Jordan Basit

The modern beauty industry occupies a curious position at the intersection of constitutional law, consumer protection, and gendered health risks. Advertising for cosmetics, whether glossy television spots or viral TikTok endorsements, enjoys robust protection under the First Amendment as commercial speech. Yet this protection often shields marketing for products later revealed to contain toxic ingredients […]

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House Blocks Chinese Biotech: Great Wall Built, but Who Guarded the Supply Chain?

October 21, 2024By Chelsea Barcenas

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 in favor of H.R. 8333, known as the Biosecure Act.[i] The Biosecure Act prohibits U.S. companies from entering into contracts with biotechnology “companies of concern” and their U.S. subsidiaries.[ii] Specifically, the bill blocks partnerships with BGI Group, MGI, WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics, and […]

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