How tough-on-crime policies shift the burden to public defenders

How tough-on-crime policies shift the burden to public defenders

Across the country, criminal justice policy is undergoing yet another pendulum swing. After over a decade of reform efforts focused on decarceration and diversion, states are now reembracing the all-too-familiar tough-on-crime approaches.... Read more »

Plaintiff Bears Burden When Defendant Challenges Improper Venue: Sixth Circuit

In Tobien v. Nationwide General Insurance Co., the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that when a defendant challenges the plaintiff’s chosen venue as improper, the plaintiff bears the... Read more »
CMS Issued Guidance to Reduce Prescription Drug Financial Burden

CMS Issued Guidance to Reduce Prescription Drug Financial Burden

Within the last few months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance that will reduce the financial burdens of paying for prescription drug coverage for Medicare patients. The... Read more »
Low Burden of Proof for Whistleblowers Endorsed by Supreme Court

Low Burden of Proof for Whistleblowers Endorsed by Supreme Court

In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U. S. ____, 2024 WL 478566 (2024), the United States Supreme Court (Sotomayor, J.) held that whistleblowers do not need to prove their employer acted with “retaliatory intent”... Read more »
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