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27 Mar 2016, 7:03 pm
This pilot project provides up to 4 hours of free legal advice, including assistance with preparing for legal proceedings. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 7:54 am
For example, the recent decision of the Federal Court in Allard v Canada has thrown Health Canada’s regulatory regime into doubt as Justice Phelan found that laws requiring patients to purchase marijuana from licensed producers were unfairly restricting access to the drug. [read post]
21 Mar 2016, 3:44 am
Coverage comes from Mark Walsh of Education Week, with commentary from Kenneth Jost, who at Jost on Justice discusses an amicus brief in the case which argues that “a ruling for the religious groups also could undermine state laws protecting the right of terminally ill patients to reject extraordinary life-sustaining measures”; from Greg Lipper, who argues at Bill of Health Blog that “the science underlying the plaintiffs’ arguments that the… [read post]
20 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm
I do not have the space to treat them in detail, but in general we are seeing a gradual trend toward the following:Drug addiction is better addressed as a public health challenge than as a crime. [read post]
19 Mar 2016, 8:38 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2104)Among state and intergovernmental organizations, the Member States of the European Union, acting in concert or individually, have been among the most aggressive in seeking to create incentives for its Member States to embed the principles of the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights within their domestic legal orders. [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 6:30 am
Custody assessments and views of the children reports can take three to six months and cost $2,000 to $12,000 to complete if performed by a mental health professional, or twelve months to complete, but at no cost, if performed by a Provincial Court family justice counsellor. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 3:28 pm
In FY 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened 983 new criminal health care fraud investigations, with criminal charges filed in 463 cases and 613 defendants convicted of health care fraud-related crimes. [read post]
10 Mar 2016, 8:17 pm
However, many refugees and migrants in these countries face terrible challenges in meeting basic needs, including work, shelter, schooling and health-care. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 4:48 pm
Stamer also has worked extensively domestically and internationally on public policy and regulatory advocacy on HIPAA and other privacy and data security risks and requirements as well as a broad range of other health, employee benefits, human resources, insurance, tax, compliance and other matters and representing clients in dealings with the US Congress, Departments of Labor, Treasury, Health & Human Services, Federal Trade Commission, HUD and Justice, as well as a… [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 4:48 pm
Stamer also has worked extensively domestically and internationally on public policy and regulatory advocacy on HIPAA and other privacy and data security risks and requirements as well as a broad range of other health, employee benefits, human resources, insurance, tax, compliance and other matters and representing clients in dealings with the US Congress, Departments of Labor, Treasury, Health & Human Services, Federal Trade Commission, HUD and Justice, as well as a… [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 10:36 am
Department of Justice, and was until recently a Visiting Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project. [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 5:00 pm
In a 6-2 opinion authored by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court held in Gobeille that ERISA Section 514 preempts Vermont’s requirement that health insurers and other health benefit payers report health care claims and other information relating to health care services to a state agency for inclusion in an all-inclusive health care data base. [read post]
27 Feb 2016, 1:01 am
When it was my turn, I gave my name and said I was from the Transparency Project. [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 3:19 pm
Pablo Stewart to testify about the health consequences of the defendants’ “sexualized torture and naked touching by women. [read post]
20 Feb 2016, 5:05 am
My health completely changed. [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 2:15 pm
Walz and director of the Health Justice Project Emily Benfer on their The Shriver Brief [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 8:32 am
This post continues my discussion of remunerative practice models that improve access to justice. [read post]
11 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm
Medical screenings conducted after the alleged assault found the detainee was in “good health” and did not show signs of physical abuse, so the Army dropped its investigation. [read post]
11 Feb 2016, 3:56 am
In its place arose a new, more promising basis for justice and equality. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 6:24 am
The justices are essentially being asked to clarify the line between a public official legally performing a routine courtesy for a benefactor, and a politician corruptly using government power in exchange for a bribe. [read post]
