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Federal government requests additional time for oral argument in health care reform case
The federal government on Friday requested additional time for oral argument before the US Supreme Court to argue that the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590; JURIST backgrounder], which re (More) |
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Illinois high court to allow cameras in circuit courts
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized the use of television cameras and other recording devices in state courts . The order permits "extended media coverage" in courtrooms, which entails broadcasting of proceedings by the use of televis (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on federal liability for credit card information leak
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in US v. Bormes [docket; cert. petition, PDF] to determine whether the federal government has sovereign immunity for damages arising from the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) . The US Court of Appeals (More) |
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26 states say medicaid expansion in health care law is unconstitutional
Twenty-six states submitted a brief to the US Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the expansion of Medicaid for the poor and disabled in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590; JURIST backgrounder]. (More) |
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US government defends health care minimum coverage requirement
The federal government filed a brief on Friday before the US Supreme Court arguing that the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590; JURIST backgrounder], which requires almost every US citizen (More) |
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Chief justice responds to recusal requests in year-end report
Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday in his year-end report expressed complete confidence in the ability of the US Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases with a personal interest at stake. Roberts' comments came amid controversy (More) |
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The CLASS Act: A Missed Opportunity in Health Care Reform
JURIST Guest Columnist Ann Schunicht, Saint Louis University School of Law Class of 2012, is a member of the Health Law Moot Court Competition Team. She compares the recently abandoned CLASS Act to France's long-term health care system, arguing that (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on health care reform law
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST backgrounder]. The court granted certiorari in three separate cases, reserving five-and-half-hour (More) |
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Ohio voters approve amendment prohibiting health care mandate
Citizens of Ohio voted Tuesday with a 65 percent majority to pass Proposition 3 , an amendment to the Ohio Constitution which mandates that no rule or law can compel people, employers or health care providers in their state to "participate in a hea (More) |
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DC Circuit upholds constitutionality of health care law
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruled 2-1 on Tuesday to uphold the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HP 3590 text; JURIST news archive]. Senior Circuit Judges Laure (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.
