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“Indiana school ready to pay Paul Clement’s firm $200K to defend anti-trans bathroom ban; A contract obtained by Law Dork lays out the agreement, which shows the conservative lawyer took the case at a deep pay cut”

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Indiana school ready to pay Paul Clement’s firm $200K to defend anti-trans bathroom ban; A contract obtained by Law Dork lays out the agreement, which shows the conservative lawyer took the case at a deep pay cut”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

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US appeals court blocks Biden federal contractor vaccine mandate

JURIST

The lawsuit results from a challenge to President Joe Biden’s 2019 executive order requiring all federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before working on government contracts. The states of Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi sued to invalidate the mandate in their capacity as federal contractors themselves.

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US federal judge allows Oklahoma ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect

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Judge Hein rejected this claim by citing numerous cases to summarize ways in which “American law” restricted minors from entering contracts, being held criminally liable and purchasing certain goods. The ruling shows a growing divide in the federal court system on how to approach gender-affirming care bans.

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Update on the 340B Contract Pharmacy Showdown: Judge Rules HRSA threat of enforcement is consistent with the 340B statute and the Constitution, but is arbitrary and capricious under the APA

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — On September 30, we blogged about the ongoing dispute and litigation around the use of contract pharmacies under the 340B Drug Discount Program (click here ). District Court for the Southern District of Indiana decided several substantive motions in Eli Lilly & Co. 1:21-cv-00081-SEB-MJD (S.D.

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Only woman on federal death row executed

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Federal death row inmate Lisa Montgomery was executed in Terre Haute, Indiana, early Wednesday morning. After being delayed due to contracting COVID-19 while visiting Montgomery in prison, her attorneys also unsuccessfully appealed for clemency. She became the first woman on death row to be executed since 1953.

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Over sharp dissents, court intervenes to allow federal government to execute 13th person in six months

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The issue was a technical one: whether the government was permitted to administer Higgs’ execution in accordance with the law of Indiana, even though Higgs was convicted in Maryland and his sentencing order did not specify that he could be executed under Indiana law. Procedurally, the court’s ruling was highly unusual.

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Court explores continued private enforcement of spending clause enactments

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Kagan’s suggested presumption disappears if the court agrees that Section 1983 cannot permit suits by third-party beneficiaries because they were not available for contract claims at common law. Arguments of the State of Indiana. Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher argued in support of HHC. William Hennessy).

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