Brendan Pierson
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Order limiting Biden officials' social media outreach on shaky legal ground, experts say
A federal judge's order restricting Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies about moderating their content will face tough legal challenges on appeal, experts said. → Read More
US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth
In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now, a growing number of federal judges are blocking those laws from taking effect. → Read More
Indiana's top court allows near-total abortion ban
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning nearly all abortions in the state, lifting a lower court order that had blocked the law in response to a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. → Read More
South Carolina top court appears open to upholding new abortion ban
South Carolina's highest court on Tuesday appeared open to upholding a new state law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, months after it blocked a similar ban. → Read More
California man tells jury of getting cancer after using J&J baby powder
A California man suing Johnson & Johnson told jurors on Monday how his life was upended by a cancer diagnosis that he blames on using the company's baby powder since childhood, as the first trial over the product in nearly two years neared its end. → Read More
Kesha settles producer Dr. Luke's defamation lawsuit over rape accusation
Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed him by accusing him of raping her. → Read More
Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge
A U.S. judge struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery to transgender minors. → Read More
For groups fighting U.S. opioid crisis, settlement money can be hard to come by
Companies accused of fueling the crisis have paid out more than $3 billion, but has any of the money reached the people who need it? It depends where you live. Yes, if you’re in Massachusetts; no, in Texas. → Read More
Abortion remains legal in Iowa as top court refuses to revive ban
Iowa's highest court did not revive a 2018 ban on most abortions on Friday, meaning that abortion will remain legal in the state up to 20 weeks of pregnancy for now. → Read More
Biden administration near deal to preserve preventive care coverage, for now
A mandate that U.S. health insurers cover preventive care like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients could remain in place while the Biden administration appeals a court order striking it down, following a tentative agreement announced on Friday. → Read More
Walgreens reaches $500 million deal with New Mexico over opioid crisis
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $500 million to New Mexico to settle claims that its pharmacies helped fuel opioid addiction in the state by failing to stop illegal pill sales, lawyers for the state announced on Friday. → Read More
US judge in Florida blocks enforcement of state ban on gender-affirming care
A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday partially blocked the state from enforcing its recent ban on people under 18 receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, allowing three transgender children to continue with their treatment while he hears a lawsuit challenging the law. → Read More
US cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from owning guns-appeals court
The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. → Read More
US appeals court to weigh fate of abortion pill
A federal appeals court in New Orleans will hear arguments on Wednesday in a closely watched case brought by anti-abortion activists seeking to ban the abortion pill mifepristone, with potentially far-reaching impact on abortion access across the United States. → Read More
Abortion pill case goes before conservative appeals court; What's next?
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday will hear the Biden administration's bid to overturn a Texas judge's order that, if allowed to take effect, would make the abortion drug mifepristone illegal. → Read More
Factbox: The judges who will decide the appeal over the abortion pill
All three of the judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that will hear the Biden administration's appeal to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market are staunchly conservative, with a record of opposing abortion rights. Here is a look at their records. → Read More
New York sues company that sold accessory for Buffalo mass shooter's gun
New York on Thursday sued the company that sold the locking device included with the gun used by a white supremacist to kill 10 Black people at a Buffalo grocery store last year, saying it allowed the shooter to turn the rifle into an illegal assault weapon. → Read More
Altria agrees to $235 mln settlement to resolve Juul-related cases
Altria Group Inc said Wednesday that it will pay $235 million to settle at least 6,000 lawsuits accusing it of fueling a teen vaping epidemic through its former investment in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. → Read More
Abortion providers sue to preserve, expand access to abortion pill
A group of abortion providers on Monday filed a lawsuit aiming to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone as anti-abortion opponents aim to ban it in a separate case. → Read More
Abortion pill case to be heard by conservative, anti-abortion panel
A case brought by anti-abortion groups seeking to ban the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide will be heard next week by a panel of three deeply conservative judges hostile to abortion rights, a federal appeals court revealed on Monday. → Read More