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The Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell addresses whether the Environmental Protection Agency holds sole authority over chemical safety determinations, preempting state claims

President Barack Obama appointed former Monsanto attorney Michael Taylor to lead the food safety division at the Food and Drug Administration

During a meeting in Washington, D.C., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told the South Texas Builders Association board that un-enclosed construction sites are not considered private property

The lawsuit challenging the proposed Washington, D.C. arch asserts an ultra vires cause of action alleging that construction on federal land in the District of Columbia requires congressional approval

United States Cabinet secretaries serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States

The federal government estimated that repairing the seawall at the East Potomac Golf Course would cost between $150 million and $400 million

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes held a hearing addressing whether the federal government had finalized an agency action to remake East Potomac Golf Links

A 1970s United States federal law reclassified multiple cognitive and psychedelic compounds overnight under controlled substance schedules

The United States Food and Drug Administration banned the dietary supplement stimulant DMAA in 2013 due to cardiovascular risks

Modafinil is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance under United States federal drug regulations

The United States Food and Drug Administration removed picamilon from the dietary supplement market in 2015

The United States Food and Drug Administration banned ephedrine from dietary supplements in 2004

Ephedrine remains legally available behind pharmacy counters in the United States without a prescription for nasal congestion and asthma

Adderall is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance in the United States

The United States Food and Drug Administration does not recognize piracetam as either an approved drug or a dietary supplement

Methylphenidate is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance in the United States and works primarily by inhibiting dopamine reuptake

The plant khat contains cathinone, a compound classified as a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States

Cocaine remains legally approved for specific medical applications in operating rooms in the United States

Colorado became the first United States state to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012

Federal dietary guidelines issued under the Make America Healthy Again initiative raised the daily recommended goals for dietary protein