The US Senate on Thursday approved two controversial amendments to the immigration reform bill on the status of English in the United States. The first amendment, proposed by Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) ...
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ECJ says patients must be reimbursed for necessary surgery abroad
In a decision that some observers have hailed as a victory for "health tourism", the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that domestic health service programs must pay for patients who go abroad to...
Supreme Court rules in blame-shifting evidence, Medicaid reimbursement cases
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in three cases, including Holmes v. South Carolina , 04-1327, where the Court struck down a South Carolina rule which prevented Holmes from...
Supreme Court considers duress defense, federal question, death penalty cases
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether a criminal defendant must prove a duress defense by a preponderance of the evidence or, instead, if the government must prove absence of duress beyond a...
International brief ~ China, Russia block proposed UN sanctions on Sudan officials
Leading Tuesday's international brief, last minute opposition from the UN representatives of both Russia and China has blocked the imposition of proposed UN sanctions against four Sudanese officials accused of intentionally delaying the peace process in the...
Environmental brief ~ New Jersey court upholds waterway buffer zones
Leading Thursday's environmental law brief, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has the authority to adopt stormwater rules...
JURIST Guest Columnist Douglas Branson of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that defense lawyers in recent corporate fraud cases are not seeking to introduce reasonable doubts that might lead a jury to acquit their clients, but in...
Google has agreed to pay up to $90M to settle a class action lawsuit filed last year in Arkansas state court, alleging that Google and other online search engine companies overcharged for pay-per-click advertising, in...
A US District Court judge ruled Tuesday that David Wittig , former CEO of Westar Energy has violated the terms of his release from prison and will be immediately returned to detention. Wittig, who was found...
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in six cases, including one involving the ability of police to enter a home without a search warrant. In Brigham County v. Stewart, the court is expected to clarify...
