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Released: 29-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Public Health Brief Urges Court to Preserve EMTALA’s Protections for Pregnant Women
George Washington University

Last June, the Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have determined whether emergency abortion care is protected under a federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act or... ...

   
Released: 29-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Public Health Advocates Warn of Consequences of Fifth Circuit Ruling on Preventive Health Services
George Washington University

The American Public Health Association along with leading public health deans, scholars and organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health, has filed a public health amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Braidwood Management, Inc., et al..

Released: 22-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Exonerated Central Park Five Denounce Trump at DNC, Warn of Consequences of a Second Term
George Washington University

Four members of the Exonerated Central Park Five, who were wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, appeared at the Democratic National Convention. ...

21-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Infant Mortality Increased 7% in Months Following Dobbs
Ohio State University

U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with chromosomal or genetic abnormalities, new research has found.

Released: 4-Oct-2024 11:05 AM EDT
SCOTUS Decision “Bad for America’s Health” Says New Article
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

In a first, a new article “Overcoming the Impact of Students for Fair Admission v Harvard to Build a More Representative Health Care Workforce: Perspectives from Ending Unequal Treatment” (Millbank Quarterly) shows how a less representative health care workforce — an impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that banned race‐conscious college admissions — is bad for America’s health.

Released: 25-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: DOJ sues Visa
George Washington University

The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday. ...

Released: 23-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
‘Litigant Shopping’ For Supreme Court Cases Can Backfire
North Carolina State University

A new study finds “litigant shopping,” or choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes, can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court – but it can also backfire.

Released: 20-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Second week of Google vs. DOJ Adtech Antitrust Trial
George Washington University

The AP reports that the DOJ contends “Google built, acquired and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers.” ...

Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
GW Law's Supreme Court Preview for 2024-2025 Term
George Washington University

The George Washington University Law School is hosting its annual Supreme Court Briefing in honor of Constitution Day. We will have a four expert panel to discuss the upcoming 2023-2024 Supreme... ...

Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Four Killed in Georgia High School Shooting
George Washington University

A 14-year-old has been charged in the death of two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Nine others were injured. ...

   
Released: 6-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: U.S. v Google
George Washington University

Google representatives will report to Alexandria, VA on Monday to face off with the Department of Justice for their second major antitrust trial this year. ...

Released: 30-Aug-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Study suggests gun-free zones do not attract mass shootings
UC Davis Health

A new study from the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis suggests that gun-free zones may reduce the risk of mass shootings.

Released: 30-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Republican-led States Challenge EPA Methane Regulations
George Washington University

Republican state officials from 24 states have asked the Supreme Court to pause a Biden administration EPA rule passed in December 2023 meant to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations... ...

Released: 28-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study: Public Opinion of New Justices Affects Views on Entire Supreme Court
North Carolina State University

A new study finds that the extent to which U.S. adults support newly appointed justices to the Supreme Court strongly influences the extent to which they support the high court as an institution.

Released: 20-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: George Santos Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
George Washington University

The plea allows the disgraced former lawmaker to avoid a trial that was set for next month. ...

Released: 19-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Launch of New Sports Streaming Service Called Venu Sports
George Washington University

Rival sports streaming service FuboTV sued the media companies, alleging antitrust practices that they claimed would hinder competition and drive up prices for consumers ...

Released: 12-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Evictions and Homelessness Trends in the United States
George Washington University

California and Massachusetts ordered the clearing of homeless encampments and capped family shelter space declaring “we do not have room” for the unhoused. ...

 
Released: 5-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: U.S. Sues TikTok Over Children’s Privacy Protections
George Washington University

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the social media app TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy. ...

Released: 1-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Meta's $1.4B settlement with Texas in Privacy Lawsuit
George Washington University

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition ...



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