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Federal judge blocks rule on assistance to dialysis patients
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking a new federal rule that would prevent patients from using charitable assistance to buy private health insurance. The case was con (More) |
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US House approves bill prohibiting use of federal money for abortions
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation that prohibits the use of federal funds on abortions. The act, titled "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017," would prohibit the authoriza (More) |
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Republican senators propose first ACA replacement bill
US Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Monday introduced the 2017 Patient Freedom Act as their proposed health care bill amidst the Republican movement to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . While acknowledging (More) |
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Trump issues executive order seeking repeal of ACA
US President Donald Trump on Friday, only hours after being sworn in, signed an executive order aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order commands government agencies to "waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay implementatio (More) |
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Antitrust and the Mylan Conspiracy
JURIST Guest Columnist Daryl Lim of The John Marshall School of Law discusses the implications and predictions of the recent Mylan investigations after 20 US states file lawsuits...In an age of divisive politics, there has been a surprising amount of (More) |
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House of Representatives votes to begin repeal of Obamacare
The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) . The decision to dismantle the ACA, commonly referred to as Obamacare, by a vote of 227-198 followed the US Senate vote on the s (More) |
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HRW world report: populist leaders threaten human rights
A surge in populist leaders in Europe and the US threatens human rights while inviting autocratic abuse in other nations, according to the 2017 World Report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report argues that "mounting public dis (More) |
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Senate takes first step to repeal ACA
Senate Republicans on Thursday took the first step required to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by passing a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48, allowing the process not to be subjected to a filibuster. Democrats took the (More) |
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Trump calls on congress to repeal and replace ACA
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for congress to quickly repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with a suitable alternative. In a call with the New York Times on Tuesday, Trump stated that the ACA needs to be replaced (More) |
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ACLU attempts to stop court order blocking anti-discrimination provisions of ACA
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion Monday to stay a federal court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulation that protects transgender people and women from discrimination in heal (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
