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Supreme Court Lets Idaho Enforce Trans-Care Ban for Now

The US Supreme Court let Idaho enforce a ban on providing gender-transition care for minors, as the justices stepped into a brewing culture-war battle over transgender rights.

PhRMA Defends Standing Before Fifth Circuit in Drug Price Battle

A leading pharmaceutical industry group is urging a federal appeals court to rule it has standing to challenge the constitutionality of a government drug price-setting program after a lower court dismissed the case.

Generic Drug Group Defends Pause on Minnesota Pricing Law

The national group representing generic and biosimilar manufacturers is urging a federal appeals court to uphold an injunction on a Minnesota law that aims to limit price hikes on generic drugs, citing recent precedent on laws affecting interstate transactions.

Patent Office Formalizing Director Review of Tribunal Decisions

The US Patent and Trademark Office moved to formalize rules dictating when and how its director can review decisions from the tribunal that oversees patent eligibility challenges.

California Lawmakers Push Looser Pharmacy Staffing Requirements

A measure to loosen California’s pharmacy staffing requirements for drug stores advanced Monday in the state legislature.

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Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Gets Major Makeover: Noah Feldman

When should a court issue an emergency order blocking a law or government action from going into effect even before the court has fully considered the challenge to it? The Supreme Court has weighed in on this question in a case involving an Idaho ban on some forms of gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.

UnitedHealth Beats Profit Estimates Despite Hack Impact

UnitedHealth Group Inc. shares jumped after the company beat Wall Street’s profit expectations and affirmed its outlook for the year, despite the costs associated with a cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries that has roiled the health-care industry.

Class Action Accuses Obamacare Insurers of ‘RICO Enterprise’

Consumers and insurance agents filed a class action claiming several insurers targeted low-income people with misleading social media ads that allegedly claimed federal funding for marketplace health insurance would provide “hundreds of dollars per month in cash benefits, such as subsidy cash cards to pay for common expenses like rent, groceries and gas.”

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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