Overview Skyworks, Ltd. et al. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, March 10, 2021): A federal…
Overview Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (U.S. District Court, D.C., September 16, 2021): A federal district court granted a group of asylum-seeking families’ motions for preliminary injunction,…
Overview Slattery, et al. v. Cuomo (U.S. District Court, District of New York, March 31, 2021): The federal district court dismissed claims brought by the owner…
Overview Apartment Assoc. of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Inc., v. The City of Pittsburgh (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District, Oct. 21, 2021): The Supreme Court of…
Overview Leigh-Pink v. Rio Properties (U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, March 3, 2021): Plaintiffs sued the Rio hotel in Las Vegas for fraudulent concealment…
Thirty-six states and Washington, D.C. recognize medical cannabis as a lawful medication. However, the law in many of these states fails to adequately protect patients in their efforts to secure employment, enroll in school, rent a home, or even secure child custody or visitation rights. Treating medical cannabis patients differently from other patients is inherently discriminatory and produces harmful stigma, which creates negative short- and long-term health effects.
Overview Valentine v. Collier (U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, March 26, 2021): Inmates at a Texas prison sued the senior warden and the executive director…
This fact sheet briefly discusses the efficacy of expired naloxone and examines whether Washington law permits the distribution and administration of such naloxone.
This FAQ addresses questions of HIPAA compliance and requirements in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. This FAQ is broken into eight sections.
This new tool provides a checklist to assist public health practitioners in providing relevant factual information to resolve questions about proposed data collection, access and sharing.
Overview BP P.L.C., et al. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore (U.S. Supreme Court, May 17, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 4th…
Overview Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Oct. 20, 2021): Defendants, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), appealed…
