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US Supreme Court rules in favor of healthcare provider in identity theft dispute

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Dubin v. United States that in order to constitute aggravated identity theft, the use of a person’s identity must be at the “crux” of what makes the conduct criminal, reversing a lower court decision.

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Federal appeals court denies New York healthcare workers religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

JURIST

A Second Circuit decision vacated two lower court rulings which allowed healthcare workers to claim religious exemptions to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The decision also vacated an injunction from the Northern District of New York and a prior Second Circuit ruling on an Eastern District of New York case.

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Iowa high court rules abortion is not a fundamental right under state constitution

JURIST

After a lower court ruled the law was unconstitutional, Iowa appealed to the state supreme court. The court’s ruling comes as Americans wait for a US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. The decision could overturn Roe v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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US federal court reverses ban on law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Monday reversed a preliminary injunction previously implemented to bar the enforcement of an Indiana law requiring fetal remains to be either buried or cremated by clinics that provide abortion. The laws require that only abortion providers either bury or cremate fetal remains.

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Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades

LLRX

A flurry of court rulings in April 2023 has left the future of the abortion pill mifepristone in question. Supreme Court decision on April 21 allows the drug to remain accessible without additional restrictions as the merits of the case are weighed in lower court proceedings. For now, a U.S.

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Trump’s steel tariffs, UNC affirmative action, and Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed, ruling that the 50% tariff was part of an ongoing plan of action that Trump had properly initiated earlier. In early November, the district court ruled that UNC’s use of race in admissions was consistent with Supreme Court precedents.