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Federal appeals court rejects Notre Dame's plea for exemption from birth control mandate
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled 2-1 Tuesday that the University of Notre Dame shall not, at the time being, be exempted from the federal government's birth control mandate. Last June, in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores , the U (More) |
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Dignity in Life as in Death
JURIST Guest Columnist Kimberly Mutcherson of Rutgers School of Law-Camden, discusses the controversy over whether there should or must be a constitutional right allowing the terminally-ill to engage in physician assisted deaths ..."Despite decades o (More) |
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Supreme Court Justice halts ACA contraception mandate for religious groups in Pennsylvania
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary stay on Wednesday preventing the federal government from requiring the Roman Catholic dioceses and its affiliates in Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania to comply with the birth control mandate (More) |
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Federal appeals court dismisses Wisconsin senator's health care challenge
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the fairness of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for allowing members of Congress and their staffs to receive subsidies for their h (More) |
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Federal appeals court blocks Missouri limits on Affordable Care Act
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday ruled against portions of a Missouri law which required those providing health plan advice to obtain a license from the state, concluding that the licensing portions of the state law are pr (More) |
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Supreme Court turns away latest health care challenge
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) . The order lets stand a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ni (More) |
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Another Perspective On King v. Burwell
JURIST Guest Columnist Timothy Jost of Washington and Lee University School of Law discusses how interpreting the ACA in King v. Burwell affect Medicaid and CHIP recipients ... An important issue flagged in the March 4 Supreme Court oral argument in (More) |
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Supreme Court decides Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking case
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association that under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) federal agencies are exempt from notice-and-comment requirements when amending or repealing interpretive rules. In 2006 (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on health care subsidies
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for King v. Burwell . The court is asked to rule on whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may adopt regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies to coverage purchased through the federal h (More) |
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Ohio files suit over Affordable Care Act taxes
The state of Ohio , along with several universities, filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Monday challenging taxes imposed on the state through the federal Patient Protection and (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
