Martial Law During A Pandemic? Issues And History

Martial Law Would Sweep The Country Into A Great Legal Unknown by Stephen Dycus and William C. Banks.  The Atlantic.  March 27, 2020.

China Seals Off City Of 11 Million To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus; Plan May Backfire Increasing Risk

Scale Of China's Wuhan Shutdown Is Believed To Be Without Precedent by Michael Levenson.  The New York Times.  January 22, 2020.

Georgia Governor Postpones L.A. Visit After Abortion Law uproar

Georgia Governor Postpones L.A. Visit Amid Hollywood Clash Over Abortion Law by Nardine Saad.  Los Angeles Times.  May 14, 2019. 

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion

Lawmakers Vote To Effectively Ban Abortion In Alabama by Timothy Williams And Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  May 14, 2019. 

400 Opioid-Related Lawsuits Settled All At Once?

Can This Judge Solve The Opioid Crisis? by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  March 5, 2018. 

Jump-Started War On Drugs Almost Certainly Going To Spread Infectious Diseases Such As HIV

The White House's New War On Drugs Could Drive Up The HIV Rate by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  May 17, 2017. 

Russia Set To Move Closer To Decriminalize Domestic Violence

Russia Set To Move Closer to Decriminalize Domestic Violence.  Associated Press/Online Athens.  January 22, 2017. 

New Quarantine Rule Has Civil Liberties, Due Process, Consent, Implications; Quarantines Also May Not Be Effective

The CDC's New Quarantine Rule Could violate Civil Liberties by Ed Yong.  The Atlantic.  December 30, 2016. 

Speedometer Case Before The Supreme Court Could Dramatically Impact Pharmaceuticals

An Obscure Supreme Court Case Is A Big Deal For Prescription Drugs by Dylan Scott.  STAT/Real Clear Health.  April 22, 2016.

European Court rules That Obesity Can, But Not Always, Be A Disability

Obesity 'Could Be A Disability'- EU Courts Rule.  BBC.  December 18, 2014.

Tax Credits for Health Plans For 4.5 People At Stake In Upcoming Supreme Court Decision

Predicting the Fallout From King v. Burwell--Exchanges And The ACA by Nicholas Bagley, David K. Jones, and Timothy Stoltzfus Jost.  The New England Journal Of Medicine.  December 10, 2014.

Handy Brief Reference Of Current Litigation Regarding Obamacare

Health Advocate:  ACA Litigations Continues:  A Primer Of Major Cases by Jane Perkins, Dipti Singh.  July 14, 2014.

Potential Far-Reaching Effects On Women's Health And Contraception With Supreme Court Decision

The Hobby Lobby Case:  The Stakes For Birth Control.  MedPage Today/Kaiser Health News.  June 14, 2014.  

Heroin Epidemic Has Lead Police To Take Lead In Dispensing Anti-Overdose Drug

Anti-Overdose Drug Becoming An Everyday Part Of Police Work by J. David Goodman and Anemona Hartocollis.

Diverse Viewpoints On Legal Challenge To Obamacare Contraceptive Coverage Mandate: Supreme Court To Hear Case This Week

Viewpoints On Challenge To Contraceptive Coverage Mandate.  Kaiser Health News.  March 24, 2014.
This is a tremendously important case on so many levels including health, religion, and legal.

Defying Trend, NY Governor Plans Legislation To Guarantee Late-Term Abortions In Certain Cases

Cuomo Bucks Tide With Bill To Ease Limits On Abortion by Thomas Kaplan.  The New York Times.       February 16, 2013.

Among the significant features of this proposal, which has not been made public, is moving abortion from the states penal law and regulate it through the state's public health law.  The aim of the proposed law is to allow the state law to stand alone if Roe is reversed on the national level.  As predictable, opponents of abortion are perturbed while supports are delighted.