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US Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count provisional votes for defective mail-in ballots

JURIST

The US Supreme Court rejected Friday an RNC application to stay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that grants voters who cast defective mail-in ballots an option to alternatively cast in-person provisional ballots. The RNC also relied on a 2020 state case, Pennsylvania Democratic Party v.

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Former candidates say New Jersey’s “slogan statutes” violate the First Amendment

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This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, what level of First Amendment scrutiny applies to a state law governing slogans that appear alongside candidates’ names on the ballot. A federal district court dismissed their lawsuit. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit upheld that dismissal.

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Supreme Court Finds CMS’ Reduction of Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment Rates for 340B Hospitals was Not Authorized by Statute

FDA Law Blog

Circuit, but today, the Supreme Court reversed again and upheld the District Court’s opinion in American Hospital Assn v. Writing for a unanimous court, Justice Kavanaugh explained that the Medicare statute provides CMS a choice between two options on how to set reimbursement rates for drugs provided in the hospital outpatient setting.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The court also declined to vacate BLM’s leasing decisions and instead enjoined BLM from issuing drilling permits for the leases while it responds to the court’s decision. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v. Bernhardt , No. 1:16-cv-01724 (D.D.C. Circuit held this new proceeding in abeyance.

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4th Circuit En Banc Judgment Affirms District Court Decision in Best Price Stacking Case

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — In November 2020, we blogged about a decision by the Federal District Court of Maryland dismissing a Federal False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam suit alleging that Forest Laboratories knowingly reported inflated best prices under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), resulting in underpayment of rebates.

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Money for safety-net hospitals at stake in dispute over Medicare payment formula

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Natural Resources Defense Council , determines when a federal court must defer to an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers. First, under step one, if the court determines Congress’ intent is clear and unambiguous in the statute, the court will interpret the statute according to its terms, without deferring to the agency.

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COVID – Consolidated Appropriation Act “CAA” and Bankruptcy 12-27-20

Diane Drain

December 27, 2020 Congress passed the longest bill ever – 5,600 pages. It is possible that these interpretations of the new Act will change with new legislation or court decisions, so never assume what you read one day will be interpreted the same way the next day. 2020 WL 7579338 (11th Cir. December 22, 2020).