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12/28/21

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Dec 282021

 

• Will New York allow terminally ill people to end their lives?
• NY’s Medicaid enrollment skyrockets by nearly 1.5 million during pandemic

12/27/21

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Dec 272021

 

• Supreme Court sets special hearing on vaccine mandates for larger workplaces, health workers
• Federal magistrate judge orders lawyers to ‘not impugn Chinese culture’ in future depositions
• Covid-19 Resources on Medicaid in NYS – Public Health Emergency Extended til Jan. 2022, Home Care aide vaccine deadline10/7; Telehealth assessments Resumed

12/23/21

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Dec 232021

 

• Delayed justice is still a problem after COVID-19 disruptions
• NPR: President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1
• Some states seek to eliminate racial bias in jury selection with peremptory-challenge changes

 

12/22/21

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Dec 222021

 

• ‘Constitutional sheriffs’ contend they have the power to determine what the law is
• University of North Carolina and civil rights advocates ask Supreme Court to sidestep affirmative action challenge

12/21/21

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Dec 212021

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• Applying to NY Homeowners Assistance Fund in January? State & local advocates say prepare now

12/20/21

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Dec 202021

 

• Justices field emergency requests on federal vaccine policies for workplaces, health care facilities
• Profs’ simulations predict conservatives will control Supreme Court for at least 3 more decades

12/17/21

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Dec 172021

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• SCOTUS justices who look to ‘advocacy history’ find reasons to undermine precedent
• Court sends Texas abortion case back to 5th Circuit, rejecting challengers’ request to return case to district judge

12/16/21

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Dec 162021

 

• 2021-12-06 Medicaid Program Modifications COVID-19 Emergency
• Arizona asks court to reinstate law banning abortions on basis of genetic abnormalities
• Build Back Better Permanently Extends Economic Security to Puerto Rico and Other Territories