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In family’s lawsuit against public nursing home, court revisits private rights of action and the spending clause

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1983 — which allows private suits for state and local deprivations of rights secured by federal law—to enforce federal statutes enacted under Congress’ spending clause power. VCR is a government nursing facility in Indiana owned by petitioner Health and Hospital Corp., Background. a municipal entity.

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Justices Consider Making It Easier to Challenge Regulatory Power of Federal Agencies

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Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. 1983 ; and (2) whether, assuming spending clause statutes ever give rise to private rights enforceable via Section 1983, the Federal Nursing Home Amendments Act of 1987 ’s transfer and medication rules do so.” Axon Enterprise, Inc. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.:

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Revenge of the rescheduled cases: Congressional proxy voting, the ministerial exception, and more

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In 1981, Congress passed a statute requiring that reimbursement rates paid to organizations for managing state Medicaid plans must be “actuarially sound.” The case has already been rescheduled three times, clearly indicating it’s on at least one of the justices’ radar. Next up is Texas v. rescheduled before the Nov. 10 and Jan.

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