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Delaware Law Weekly

ACLU of Delaware to Hold CLE on Abortion Rights

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Delaware is scheduled to hold a virtual CLE event for attorneys who are looking to learn more about the current landscape of abortion rights in Delaware—and the path ahead, both nationally and locally.
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The Legal Intelligencer

New Discovery Deadline in Pa. Opioid Litigation Marks Possible Path Out of Lagging Coordination Program

Attorneys attribute the deliberate pace to the huge number of parties involved and the scale of the information they are seeking.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Many Anti-Abortion Activists Before 'Roe' Were Liberals Till Inspired by Catholic Social Teaching

Both before and immediately after the Roe v. Wade decision, many prominent Republicans, such as first lady Betty Ford and New York Gov. and later Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, supported abortion rights.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Report: Medicare Payment Discrepancies Seen Between Provider-Based and Freestanding Facilities

In June, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Report No. A-07-18-02815 summarizing OIG's findings of an audit assessing the discrepancy in Medicare payments to provider-based facilities versus freestanding facilities in calendar years 2010 through 2017 in eight selected states.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The Disembodied Pregnant Person

The failure of the court's majority to recognize the interests of pregnant people regarding the right to terminate a pregnancy demonstrates its egregious indifference about the impact of ending this almost 50-year-old constitutional right.
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Delaware Law Weekly

Local Law Setting Requirements for Fetal Remains Found Unlawful in Delaware Chancery Court

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote the ruling is especially significant in light of the US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, though the Chancery case itself doesn't address federal constitutional rights and Dobbs didn't influence the decision. Delaware is one of 16 states to have codified abortion rights.
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National Law Journal

Decision Overturning 'Roe' Sparks Appellate Court Race

A flurry of filings landed in at least six appeals courts across the nation where pending abortion litigation was on hold.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Declines to Find Absolute Liability for Hospital in Patient-Privacy Suit

"I was trying to argue that patient privacy is such a serious concern, we need a hospital to be absolutely responsible. They are in the best position, sometimes the only position, to prevent a breach," said Jason Rindosh, the lawyer for the plaintiffs.
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Texas Lawyer

'It's Shameful': Texas Abortion Clinics Sue Ken Paxton Over Immediate Prosecutions

The plaintiffs, operators of clinics in the seven most populous counties, allege Paxton is misleading prosecutors by relying on a pre-Roe ban that was repealed.
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The American Lawyer

All-Women Litigation Team Lands First Reproductive Rights Win After 'Dobbs' Overturns 'Roe'

"We had to be nimble and alert to the developing facts. A huge amount happened in the first 12 hours after 'Dobbs' was issued," said Joanna Wright, of Boies Schiller Flexner.
5 minute read

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