Raoul urges Supreme Court to uphold state authority to ban conversion therapy
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined colleagues to urge the Supreme Court to uphold states’ rights to prohibit licensed healthcare professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors.
Court sides with Illinois, coalition to block Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement
A federal court has sided with Illinois and other Democrat-led states to block the Trump administration from using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes.
Appeals court sides with Illinois in challenge over Trump’s move to limit citizenship
A federal appeals court sided with Illinois and three other states this week and affirmed a nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for some children.
Supreme Court Issues Ruling on ACA’s Preventive Care Mandate
The Supreme Court on Friday preserved a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive coverage mandate, handing a defeat to employers who don’t want to be required to cover certain preventive care services. In the 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the appointment of members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force […]
Court Rules Against Pharmacist Who Refused Emergency Contraception Prescription
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist who refused to provide emergency contraceptives to a customer because of his personal beliefs engaged in discrimination. The three-judge panel ruled Monday that pharmacist George Badeaux engaged in business discrimination in 2019 when he wouldn’t fill a prescription for an emergency contraception that is used […]
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Challenge to Abortion Pill Access
The Supreme Court seemed likely to preserve access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone (Mifeprex), in the court’s first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade 2 years ago. During oral arguments on Tuesday, justices appeared skeptical of the plaintiffs’ case for a lawsuit that questions whether the FDA overlooked safety concerns when […]
USMLE Scores for Nepali Docs Will Remain Invalidated, Judge Rules
A Washington D.C. district court judge denied an emergency motion to restore score validity for 832 Nepali medical graduates whose U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores were invalidated due to accusations of cheating. Last week, Latika Giri, MBBS, a Nepali medical graduate who lives in Kathmandu, Nepal, launched a class action lawsuit against the National […]
Appeals Court Backs Some Limits to Abortion Pill Access
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Wednesday that the abortion pill mifepristone (Mifeprex) should remain on the market, although with some restrictions. “We conclude that the medical organizations and doctors’ claim as to the [drug’s] 2000 approval [not being valid] is likely barred by the statute of limitations,” wrote Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the […]
How COVID Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keep Misinformation Churning
Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day. Over the course of the pandemic, lawsuits came from every direction, questioning public health policies and hospitals’ authority. Petitioners argued for care to be provided in a different way, they questioned mandates on mask and vaccine use, and they attacked […]
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Mifepristone
The Supreme Court on Friday preserved access to mifepristone (Mifeprex), a drug used in medication abortions by millions of women since its approval more than two decades ago, rejecting restrictions set to be imposed by lower courts while the case can be fully heard. “Although the Supreme Court has kept mifepristone available to patients for […]