Virginia legislature rules out governor veto over discipline decisions
Licensees punished by any occupational licensing board imposing discipline could turn to the Virginia governor for a [...]
Civil Rights
Realtors expand ethical prohibition on racist & discriminatory speech
In an unexpected policy shift, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced at its annual conference in November [...]
Court refuses to give pro-life group abortion provider licensing info
Citing the risk of harassment and assaults, a panel of a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled July 11 that the names and [...]
Attorney seeking reinstatement cannot claim indigence to escape fees
The Tennessee Supreme Court, in a May 7 decision, held that a state law that allows impoverished defendants to access the [...]
ADA lawsuit on exam accommodations dismissed over jurisdiction
A federal judge in Virginia, in an April 25 decision, dismissed a suit brought by a law license applicant who had been [...]
Requiring doctors to document patient’s reason for abortion is unconstitutional
A requirement that physicians document pregnant patients' reasons for an abortion and inform the patients of new [...]
Expunged conviction may not be used to reject license applicant
An appellate court in Pennsylvania overturned a board decision rejecting an application for reinstatement by a licensee who [...]
Board may probe MD’s prescribing records without violating patients’ privacy
Although patients have a limited privacy expectation in the prescription information contained in the state's database, the [...]
No right to interpreter for licensee’s legal counsel, Ontario court rules
A court in Ontario, in a May 9 decision, rejected an appeal by a disciplined veterinarian who claimed that the discipline [...]
Federal court cites physician free speech in halting abortion law over rules for advice and identity checking
A federal judge in Indiana, citing concerns over free speech, unconstitutionally-burdensome restrictions on abortion [...]