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Woman Sues Maryland Jail Medical Provider After Giving Birth on Cell Floor

The Crime Report

has filed a federal suit against Washington County, Maryland, its sheriff department and sheriff, as well as nurses and deputies at the jail, accusing them of violating her rights under state law and the Constitution, reports Colleen Slevin for the Associated Press.

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Manufacturers in Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

In 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) authorized covered entities to contract with an unlimited number of retail pharmacies to fill prescriptions for their patients. A number of drug companies sued to enjoin enforcement. We have blogged about this controversy in previous posts (see e.g., here and here ).

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‘Blood Money’: How Profit Shapes U.S. Incarceration

The Crime Report

She also found that between 1718 to 1775, over 52,000 convicts were transported to the American colonies to labor on farms in Maryland and Virginia — beginning a cycle of intertwining punishment and physical labor in America’s roots. Penal servitude in America quickly escalated.

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The application of the “continuing violations” doctrine beyond “hostile workplace” claims

SCOTUSBlog

1981 , which prohibits racial discrimination in making and enforcing contracts. Brown , 24-203 Issue: Whether the Constitution permits Maryland to ban semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, including the most popular rifle in America. Relisted after the Jan. Relisted after the Jan.

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PTAB Generally Affirms Eligibility Rejections

Patently O

Lawrence Ausubel is a Professor of Economics at Maryland and has published dozens of articles on efficient auction design and holds several patents. Most often, the PTAB is able to draw a direct analogy with a prior appellate decision. The following are three recent affirmances: = = =. Ex Parte Ausubel , Appeal No. Ex parte Knoll , Appeal No.

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4th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Spat Over Ousted CFO's Suit

Law 360

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a win Tuesday for a Hartford unit seeking to avoid coverage of a lawsuit brought against a Maryland contracting company by its former CFO, finding that the underlying suit doesn't involve a workplace tort covered by the company's employment practices liability policy.

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Booz Allen Judge Explains Gov't Merger Injunction Denial

Law 360

Department of Justice cannot temporarily block Booz Allen Hamilton's planned $440 million purchase of EverWatch because it hasn't shown that the deal would have "actual detrimental effects" on competition for a National Security Agency contract, a Maryland federal judge said in an opinion unsealed Monday.