GlaxoSmithKline Settles with Justice Department for $3 Billion

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to criminal and civil charges in connection with off-label marketing of several drugs under an agreement announced Monday by the Justice Department, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The London-based company is accused of illegally marketing prescriptions, including diabetes drug Avandia and the antidepressant…

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Justice Department Strikes Down South Carolina Voter ID Law

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has rejected South Carolina’s voter identification law for the second time, saying the state has been unable to show the ID requirement isn’t discriminatory, the Associated Press reports. Feds blocked the state’s photo ID requirement in December, saying it would prevent tens of thousands of minorities from voting. State…

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