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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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ACLU appeals Nebraska court’s decision to allow restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming healthcare

JURIST

The ACLU and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland announced Friday that they intend to appeal a Lancaster County district court ruling in favor of a Nebraska law restricting both abortions and gender-affirming healthcare to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

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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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UK High Court rules Brexit settlement scheme ‘unlawful’

JURIST

The rights that could be lost by these citizens if they did not apply included the right to healthcare and education, the right to apply for housing and benefits, and the right to work in the UK. The court invited the parties to “seek to agree an order which gives effect to [the] judgement.”

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“What a Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Wade Would Mean for Women; If the court overturns Roe, it would represent the biggest shift in reproductive healthcare in 50 years”

HowAppealing

“What a Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Wade Would Mean for Women; If the court overturns Roe, it would represent the biggest shift in reproductive healthcare in 50 years”: Laura Kusisto, Liz Essley Whyte, and Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

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Prison Healthcare ‘Lacks Uniform Standards’

The Crime Report

Since a 1976 Supreme Court ruling , incarcerated individuals are the only group of people in the United States to have a constitutional right to health care. But, who decides what is “reasonably adequate,” particularly when the healthcare system for patients in prison lacks uniform standards?

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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. Planned Parenthood sued to challenge a 2020 law which requires a 24 hour waiting period before an abortion.