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US top court wrestles with final health law hearings
Supreme Court justices battled Wednesday over the fate of US President Barack Obama's health care reforms, with liberals fighting to salvage the rest of the law if a key provision is declared unconstitutional.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Health care arguments: Can any portion survive?
(AP) -- The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it could throw out other key parts of President Barack Obama's health care law if it first finds the individual insurance requirement unconstitutional.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Final day of Supreme Court health law hearings
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether President Barack Obama's landmark health care law should be struck down if its key requirement that all Americans buy insurance is declared unconstitutional.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Supreme Court takes up heart of Obama health law
The Supreme Court dives into the heart of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law Tuesday, taking up its most divisive requirement -- that Americans maintain insurance or be fined.
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Mar 27, 2012 |
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Neuroscience and the pursuit of justice
Dr. Judith Edersheim, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital, explores how neuroscience can enhance the pursuit of justice.
Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Rejecting 'Obamacare' would be 'grave and profound'
Neal Katyal, who as acting US Solicitor General defended the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's flagship health reform in lower courts, has warned in an interview with AFP of "grave" and "profound" consequences ...
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Mar 25, 2012 |
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Obama health reform faces Supreme Court test
US President Barack Obama's landmark health reform faces a make-or-break test in the Supreme Court next week in a historic case likely to shape the nation's future political landscape.
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Mar 23, 2012 |
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Supreme Court to reignite US health care debate
History may judge Barack Obama's health care plan either as the anchor of a legacy of reform, or an emblem of a presidency born in high ambition but dragged down by political reality.
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Mar 23, 2012 |
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WHO urges China to bolster tobacco controls
(AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization urged China on Tuesday to bolster controls on tobacco in a country where half of adult males smoke.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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4 GOP-appointed justices control health law's fate
(AP) -- Here's a thought that can't comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices.
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Mar 18, 2012 |
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British court: Right-to-die case can proceed
(AP) -- In a case that challenges Britain's definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no "privacy or dignity" will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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States file suit over Obama's birth control plan
Seven US states have filed a lawsuit challenging a requirement in President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law that religious organizations provide insurance covering birth control.
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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Young adults allowed to stay on parents' health insurance have improved access to care
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that laws permitting children to stay on their parents' health insurance through age 26 result in improved access to health care compared to states without those ...
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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US Supreme court overturns California meat safety law
The US Supreme Court Monday overturned a California law that set strict standards for slaughtering and selling the meat of sick and injured animals.
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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Is pregnancy a disability?
(Medical Xpress) -- The Americans with Disabilities Act should be expanded to include pregnant workers, according to research to be presented Thursday, Jan. 5, at the American Association of Law Schools annual ...
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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