In this Q&A, Dawn Hunter, deputy director of the Network’s Southeastern Region Office, discusses some of the key elements in the chapter she authored, Lessons from the 2020 Election Cycle, for the Report.
This issue brief reviews several aspects of D.C. law that are critical to the issue of consent to medical care, detailing ways the law provides for minors to consent to their own care. It also addresses when someone other than a parent or guardian may consent to treatment for a minor. And finally, this brief addresses additional considerations in the laws surrounding minor consent, specifically emergency circumstances and liability concerns.
The U.S. is experiencing its highest number of measles cases in 25 years and researchers anticipate additional outbreaks, with Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami listed among the cities at high risk. Cities and states across the U.S. have been challenged by efforts to contain the spread of this highly contagious disease. Some states have moved to prohibit all vaccine exemptions while other are considering it. Other jurisdictions have felt the need to take more urgent actions, including New York City, which declared a state of emergency and ordered mandatory vaccination.
This webinar will present legal research exploring the various statutory protections for medical cannabis patients. It will also present research on the treatment of medical cannabis within state workers’ compensation programs and the developing trend of providing parity with FDA approved medications.
Overview E.T. v. Paxton (U.S. District Court, W.D. Tex., Nov. 10, 2021; stayed Dec. 1, 2021, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit): The 5th Circuit…
Overview As the country reels from the death toll and economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans must focus on addressing a more persistent and…
Overview Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (Supreme Court of the United States, August 26, 2021):…
Overview In re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation (U.S. District Court, D. Massachusetts, June 1, 2021): A Massachusetts federal judge ruled that state-law claims of failure…
Overview LA Alliance for Human Rights v. City of Los Angeles (U.S. District Court, C.D. California, April 20, 2021): In response to L.A.’s homelessness crisis…
In addressing questions regarding executive decision-making, we use the following general approach. Michigan’s Public Health Code grants public health officials considerable discretion to protect the public against communicable disease and environmental health threats. To exercise their broad grant of authority, the executive must ask three key questions: Can I? Must I? Should I?
Overview State v. Riggin (Supreme Court of North Dakota, May 20, 2021): Riggin was charged with violating North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s executive order requiring the…
Overview Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, May 5, 2021):…
