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Read it yourself

The documents, not the spin.

The laws, regulations and dockets behind every IoJ case, each with a one-line plain-English note. Open the source and decide for yourself.

LAW

50 U.S.C. § 1520a — restrictions on testing chemical and biological agents on human subjects

Subsection (d) — the report to Congress that has to come first.

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10 U.S.C. § 1107 — notice of use of investigational products

Informed consent for service members; only a President can waive it, in writing.

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LAW

10 U.S.C. § 980 — no DoD funds for research on people without prior consent

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21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3 — emergency use authorization

Includes the option to accept or refuse.

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LAW

42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d — the PREP Act

The liability shield.

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LAW

28 U.S.C. § 1361 — mandamus

How a court orders an officer to perform a duty owed.

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LAW

5 U.S.C. § 706 — judicial review of agency action

Including action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed.

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LAW

5 U.S.C. § 552 — the Freedom of Information Act

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REG

21 CFR 10.30 — citizen petitions

The 180-day rule in (e)(2).

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REG

21 CFR 50.25 — elements of informed consent

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REG

45 CFR 46.116 — the Common Rule on informed consent

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DOCKET

FDA-2025-P-1807 — IoJ's citizen petition

The 32 requests and everything filed since.

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DOCKET

FDA-2022-P-2411 — the 2022 petition

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DOCKET

No. 1:26-cv-01543 (D.D.C.) — the federal mandamus

Search the public docket.

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INTL

The Nuremberg Code (1947)

The ten principles.

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INTL

The Netherlands case file — C/17/190788 / HA ZA 23-172

The Dutch case's public record, followed in Media Watch.

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