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A Peer-to-Peer Network: Bridging the Health Care Gap
JURIST Guest Columnist Tony Quang MD, University of Washington School of Law Class of 2013, discusses the shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act and proposes a mechanism through which to provide low-cost and expedient relief to those facing illness. (More) |
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Eighth Circuit affirms dismissal of health care law challenge
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST backgrounder] due to the plaintiffs' lack of standing. Although Missouri Lieuten (More) |
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Supreme Court opens 2012 term
The US Supreme Court opened its 2012 term on Monday with the release of an order list dealing with a number of petitions for certiorari and granting orders in some cases that they have not yet decided to hear. Notably, the court ordered a response (More) |
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Oklahoma AG amends lawsuit challenging health care law
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday filed an amended complaint [text, PDF; press release] in the state's lawsuit challenging the federal health care law. In the new complaint, Pruitt maintained the state's challenge to the individua (More) |
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Tobacco and Contraceptives: Legislative Preemption
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew Cavedon, Emory University School of Law Class of 2015, compares the Department of Health and Human Services's contraception mandate to the Food and Drug Administration's attempt to regulate tobacco...As 24 lawsuits file (More) |
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States Must Enact Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Homeless
JURIST Guest Columnist Sapphire Jule King of the International Freedom Coalition argues that states need to enact comprehensive legislation to protect the homeless... (More) |
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Fringe Legal Positions and the Supreme Court's ACA Decision
JURIST Guest Columnist Neil Buchanan of the George Washington University Law School says that, of the broad lessons to be learned from the Supreme Court's ACA decision, the most important is how quickly and effectively a fringe legal position can tur (More) |
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Federalism Concerns in DOMA Litigation
JURIST Guest Columnist Julie Nice of the University of San Francisco School of Law says that concerns about federalism principles should lead the Supreme Court to review current litigation surrounding the Defense of Marriage Act, and to hold that the (More) |
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of insurance mandate for Colorado business owner
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Friday issued an injunction barring the federal government from enforcing its controversial employer insurance mandate against a Colorado business owned by a Catholic family. The ma (More) |
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Oklahoma AG asks court to permit health care law challenge
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday filed a motion [text, PDF; press release] asking the US District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to lift a stay on the state's challenge to the federal health care law, despite last month (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.
