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Jury finds Roebling protest journalist guilty of 1 misdemeanor, not guilty of 3 others Covington Police arrested CityBeat photo intern Lucas Griffith during a march on the Roebling Bridge in July. The case has made national headlines and drawn protest from press freedom groups.

Covington Police arrested CityBeat photo intern Lucas Griffith during a march on the Roebling Bridge in July. The case has made national headlines and drawn protest from press freedom groups. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

SC Mulls Bill To Make Early Abortions Felonies Under RICO - Law360 Healthcare Authority Abortion access advocates say a proposed abortion ban in South Carolina sets a new “extreme” precedent. A bill sponsor calls it a strong deterrent that will criminalize all abortions in the first week...

New analysis: Abortion activists from across the political spectrum will be watching as South Carolina lawmakers meet Wed. to consider an abortion ban that would make no exceptions for rape or incest and allow lengthy prison sentences under federal conspiracy law. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

HHS Moves To Suspend Harvard From Funding - Law360 Healthcare Authority The civil rights office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving to cut off Harvard University from future funding, a maneuver legal experts say could stymie healthcare and biomed...

New: The civil rights office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving to cut off Harvard University from future funding, a maneuver legal experts say could stymie healthcare and biomedical research. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges. By @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...

On trial for journalism in Kentucky. Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”

As legal losses pile up for drug manufacturers in their fight to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, pharma giant AstraZeneca is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the program infringes on its constitutional rights. www.law360.com/artic...

AstraZeneca Asks High Court To 'Unscramble' Drug Price Law - Law360 As legal losses pile up for drug manufacturers in their fight to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, pharma giant AstraZeneca is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the progra...

New: As legal losses pile up for drug manufacturers in their fight to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, pharma giant AstraZeneca is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the program infringes on its constitutional rights. www.law360.com/articles/239...

Long Time Limits In Trans Care Laws Expand Doctors' Liability - Law360 Healthcare Authority State lawmakers are including lengthy statutes of limitations — some of them decades-long — in new bans on transgender care for minors. Advocates say long time frames for prosecutions or civil suits m...

New analysis: Lawmakers are including lengthy statutes of limitations — often decades-long — in new bans on transgender care for minors. Advocates say long time frames for lawsuits make sense if a child is involved. Others see a "chilling" effect for providers. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: The states argued that while they don't directly receive mental health grants, slashing the funding will harm K-12 public schools and universities in those states that receive money for mental health programs that support students after school shootings.

Kansas Abortion Mandates On Trial: What You Need to Know - Law360 Healthcare Authority The largest provider of reproductive healthcare in Kansas will face off with state officials this week at a long-awaited trial focused on a 24-hour abortion waiting period, among other state requirements.

The largest provider of reproductive healthcare in Kansas will face off with state officials this week at a trial outside Kansas City focused on a slate of state restrictions and requirements on abortion services, some of which long predate Dobbs.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow the Department of State to stop issuing passports with "X" sex designations, arguing a lower court order requiring it "has no basis in logic or law." #SCOTUS
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Andy Wolfson, journalist whose beat was justice, dies in Louisville • Kentucky Lantern Andy Wolfson, an investigative reporter for more than 44 years at The Courier Journal and the Louisville Times, has died. He was 70.

Andy Wolfson, journalist whose beat was justice, dies in Louisville
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Drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial Journalists must not be put on trial for covering protests

Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. Their jury trials are scheduled in just a couple weeks.

A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this prosecution is so dangerous.

Two circuit courts issued notable rulings over the past week upholding federal and state laws aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at these and other key cases you might have missed over the last week. www.law360.com/healt...

There are 10,000 rare diseases and only 46 gene therapies approved by the FDA. When New York Atty John MacGregor found out his son had Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy, he set out to advocate in courts for better access to rare drugs. (No Paywall) www.law360.com/access-to-ju...

A group of former Wells Fargo employees is heading back to federal court this week with allegations it mismanaged their prescription drug benefits, leading to millions in overpayments. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at what you should know. www.law360.com/artic...

A group of health law experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights. www.law360.com/artic...

Scholars Tell High Court To Back Conversion Therapy Ban - Law360 Healthcare Authority A group of health law experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights, arguing that the law is consistent with s...

New: A group of health law experts told the Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights, arguing that the law is consistent with states' and the federal government's ability to regulate healthcare. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

In South Carolina, Planned Parenthood filed a new complaint challenging a state policy kicking the provider out of the state's Medicaid program for providing abortions. Law360 Healthcare Authority reviews this and more Medicaid and Medicare litigation. www.law360.com/healt...

Hawaii Abortion Drug Fight: 3 Things To Know - Law360 Healthcare Authority The drug mifepristone has emerged as a key flash point in legal battles over state abortion restrictions, drug prescribing rules and the legalities of sending abortion medications across state lines. ...

New: This week, a federal court in Hawaii will hear arguments in a challenge to changes to the safety review process for the abortion drug mifepristone and whether they went beyond the scope of U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority. Here's 3 things to know. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

Judge Backs Deal To Overhaul NY Kids' Mental Healthcare - Law360 Healthcare Authority A New York federal judge has given the green light to allow the state to revamp its Medicaid mental health services for children to expand greater in-home and crisis care to prevent the institutionali...

New: A New York federal judge has given the green light to allow the state to revamp its Medicaid mental health services for children to expand greater in-home and crisis care to prevent the institutionalization of kids. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

The HHS is restarting a 1980s-era childhood vaccine task force that aims to improve safety and oversight, months after an anti-vaccine group previously headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued the agency to reinstate the panel. www.law360.com/artic...

HHS Relaunches Childhood Vaccine Panel After Lawsuit - Law360 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it is restarting a 1980s-era childhood vaccine task force that aims to improve safety and oversight, months after an anti-vaccine grou...

New: HHS said on Thursday it is restarting a 1980s-era childhood vaccine task force that aims to improve safety and oversight, months after an anti-vaccine group previously headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued the agency to reinstate the panel. www.law360.com/health/artic...

A Kentucky county prosecutor is moving forward with misdemeanor charges against 2 Cincinnati journalists who were arrested while covering a protest that crossed a bridge from Ohio to Kentucky in July. A felony rioting charge was dismissed. On Aug. 14, a judge set trial dates for late Sept. and Oct.

New analysis: With the U.S. Supreme Court expanding religious protections, a groundswell of lawsuits challenging state abortion bans on free-exercise grounds has emerged. (Photo via Getty Images)
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New: Since the pandemic, concerns over vaccines have spread at the federal and state levels. More than 2,500 vaccine-related bills have been introduced in statehouses across the country since 2021, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

HHS Wins Another Round In Medicare Drug Negotiation Battle - Law360 A Texas federal court dealt another blow to the pharmaceutical industry Thursday when it ruled in favor of Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation Program, turning away arguments that the program is unconst...

New: A Texas federal court dealt another blow to the pharmaceutical industry Thursday when it ruled in favor of Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation Program, turning away arguments that the program is unconstitutional — the third such decision in two days. www.law360.com/articles/237...

New analysis: U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico concluded that Colorado's law didn't meet the strict scrutiny required of the state government to prove it has a compelling interest. Instead, he found the plaintiffs' "religious practice has been singled out for differential treatment."

New analysis: A Texas man's decision to sue in federal court, as opposed to state court, is an attempt to bypass California shield law protections by claiming a doctor violated the 150-year-old federal Comstock Act.

New: Texas Judge Jeffrey Brown dismissed the claims brought by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation alleging doctors faced retaliation for advising pregnant women against receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and criticizing the government over lockdown policies.