| Posts |
|
HHS Secretary warns of damage from potential ACA repeal
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell warned on Monday that a move to repeal the Affordable Care Act without simultaneously implementing a replacement plan would create a dangerous situation in American healthcare. Burwell, wh (More) |
|
Texas judge issues injunction barring anti-discrimination provisions of ACA
US District Judge Reed O'Connor, of the Northern District of Texas , issued an injunction on Saturday barring enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions concerning transgender health and abortion in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The injunction c (More) |
|
"Sanctuary Cities" to Find Sanctuary in the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts
JURIST Guest Columnist Hugh D. Spitzer of the University of Washington School of Law discusses US Supreme Court decisions which could derail the anticipated efforts by president-elect Trump to punish so-called "sanctuary cities" ... During the recen (More) |
|
Senate votes in favor of new health bill
The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the 21st Century Cures Act , which will allow the Food and Drug Administration to fund more medical research and speed up access to new drugs. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said the bill would provide more f (More) |
|
US House approves 21st Century Cures Act
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the 21st Century Cures Act . The $6.3 billion bill is intended to "spur medical innovation, speed access to new drugs, expand access to mental health treatment and battle the opioid epidemic. Th (More) |
|
US House requests delay of health care appeal
The US House of Representatives submitted a motion on Monday to request the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delay any further action on the appeal of the district court ruling against the Patient Protection and Affordable (More) |
|
Colorado voters reject state health care system
Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Amendment 69 (ColoradoCare) , which would have created the state's first universal health insurance program, with 80 percent of voters voting against the initiative. According to Coloradans for Coloradans , Colora (More) |
|
Why the Supreme Court is not a Key Issue in the Presidential Election—and Why it Should Be
JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross of the Cumberland School of Law discusses the implications that the choice to vote for either presidential candidate in this upcoming election will have in the Supreme Court... Since this year's presidentia (More) |
|
Federal regulations on transgender patients challenged
Several state and religiously affiliated organizations filed suit in federal court Tuesday regarding the Affordable Care Act's rule banning discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity. The plaintiffs include the Becket Fund for Rel (More) |
|
Federal judge rules in favor of Missouri lawmaker to exclude contraception in his health insurance
A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker "who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance." The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (A (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.
