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Amid overdose crisis, court will weigh physician intent in “pill mill” prosecutions and more under the Controlled Substances Act

SCOTUSBlog

One of those exceptions is for physicians who operate under the statute’s registration scheme; registered doctors may prescribe controlled substances in accordance with rules promulgated by the attorney general. Medicine, they contend, is by nature iterative, and the science of pain medicine in particular continues to evolve. (As

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Last-chance Hearing: Jan. 6 Committee Has Yet To Establish A Criminal Case Against Trump

JonathanTurley

Yet the last hearing seemed to focus on a number of things that did not occur, from a draft tweet that was not sent to an executive order that was never signed. There were discussions of appointing Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel , seizing voting machines or replacing the Justice Department’s leadership.

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A Case of Hope Over Experience: The J6 Referral Falls Short of a Credible Criminal Case

JonathanTurley

Yet the last hearing seemed to focus on a number of things that did not occur, from a draft tweet that was not sent to an executive order that was never signed. There were discussions of appointing Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel , seizing voting machines or replacing the Justice Department’s leadership.