Biden administration deports Haitians amid surging gang violence
The Biden administration reportedly sent over 70 Haitians back to their homeland on Thursday amid the nation’s ongoing struggle with gang violence. The move was met with condemnation from human rights organizations, like the Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), which condemned the move as “intentional violence.” The HBA and nearly 500 other human rights organizations previously [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Tuesday that a program providing contraceptives to teenagers without prior parental consent violates the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. The lawsuit was brought by a plaintiff who argued that the Title X program violated his [...]
Oregon lawmakers approve bill to make health care a constitutional right
Oregon's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the constitution to make access to health care a fundamental right. The amendment would add a section to the state's constitution that reads: "It is...
Reconsidering Vaccine Exemptions to Advance the Public's Health
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge Jr. and Kim Weidenaar of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss the recent news on California and other states' lawmakers' efforts to propose strict vaccination legislation, and the current...
Emergency Contraception: The FDA's Departure and Return to Health Over Politics
Alyson Schwartz, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, US House of Representatives, March 21, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on federal health care reform....
A bill to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3430.1:1, relating to individual accident and sickness insurance coverage, Virginia General Assembly, March 10, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's...
to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce, and for other purposes, US Senate, December 24, 2009 [seeking to expand affordable...
HR 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reducethe growth in health care spending, and for other purposes, US House of Representatives, passed by the House Nov. 7, 2009 [aiming to reform the US health care...
