Court refuses to give pro-life group abortion provider licensing info November 21, 2019 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 November 21, 2019 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 September 11, 2018 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 May 8, 2018 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 March 3, 2018 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 January 2, 2018 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 October 24, 2017 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 October 24, 2017 A federal judge in Indiana, citing concerns over free speech, unconstitutionally-burdensome restrictions on abortion [...]
Law restricting advertising of specialties held unconstitutional October 24, 2017 A Texas law that restricts dentists from advertising as specialists unless their specialty is one of nine approved by the [...]
National exam administrator not required to provide due process August 8, 2017 A federal court in New York, in a March 3 decision, dismissed several claims filed by a funeral director against the [...]