In a case that could strike a blow against the Affordable Care Act and embolden religious liberty proponents the Supreme Court must decide if for-profit corporations are entitled to the right to exercise religion. The Hobby Lobby case, named after the corporate plaintiff, involves a for-profit corporation suing the Administration …
Read More »The FCC’s Fights to Maintain Net Neutrality
You may have heard by now that certain broadband service providers are trying to increase their profits by charging more from websites with a lot of streaming content. However, the Federal Communications Commission– along with a variety of different consumer advocate groups– are devoted to preventing such commercialization of the …
Read More »Supreme Court to Same-Sex Couples: You Can Get Married Now!
The long awaited decision regarding same-sex marriage was issued by the Supreme Court this week, and the verdict is that they should enjoy the same right rights as opposite sex couples do. The decision opens the doors to more than a thousand federal benefits that married couples enjoy but that …
Read More »Generic Drug Makers Won’t Be Liable for Product Defects, Supreme Court Says
In a tightly contested 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court moved to prevent makers of generic drugs from being held liable against defective products. The precedent was set by a ruling in favor of Mutual Pharmaceutical Co, which is owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. The ruling overturned a previous multimillion …
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