Overview Doe v. Trustees of Boston College (U.S. Court of Appeals – First Circuit, Nov. 20, 2019): The First Circuit reversed a district court’s preliminary…
Overview This resource summarizes tools for understanding, evaluating and becoming a Hybrid Entity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights…
This resource examines Indiana's combined naloxone access and overdose Good Samaritan law, and how it differs from those in other states.
Overview Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), Public Law 104-191 in 1996, which required the Department of Health and Human Services…
This fact sheet provides information on Pennsylvania's Act 139, which provides limited immunity to overdose victims and bystanders that seek medical help, and increases accesss to naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
In response to the public health risks posed by expired and leftover medicines, federal law was enacted to encourage the establishment of voluntary drug take-back programs. This resource provides an overview of these programs.
This resource summarizes laws in each state and the District of Columbia that recognize same-sex relationships, deny protections to same-sex couples, and other factors.
Overview Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic v. Hunter et al. (Oklahoma County District Court, Oct. 29, 2019): The District Court for the County of Oklahoma temporarily…
As part of their prevention efforts, fire departments educate communities about fire prevention and many provide and install smoke alarms in residences. This Report examines what liability, if any, fire departments have in this regard.
Overview Vapor Technology Association et al. v. Oregon Health Authority (Oregon Court of Appeals, Nov. 14, 2019): An Oregon appellate court blocked an effort by Oregon…
Overview Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania (U.S. Supreme Court, July 8, 2020): The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a…
This report briefly explains and contrasts the specifics of fatal overdose review panels in the six states that have established such panels as of late 2017.
