Litigation

Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer
FoxNews: "The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nominee after the panel received a letter from a home-state prosecutor blasting him as a judicial loose cannon and Republicans raised concerns about his alleged bias in favor of sex offenders...

Some Statistics on Delayed Health Care
Reuters reports on the findings of its new survey that shows one in five Americans have postponed medical care. The article provides, Twenty percent of Americans say they have delayed or postponed medical care, mostly doctor visits, and many said...

Senate Holding Rare Hearing for NLRB Nominee
The U.S. Senate's health and labor committee is set to hold a hearing today on Craig Becker's nomination to the National Labor Relations Board -- what Democrats are saying is the first hearing for an NLRB nominee since 1993...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST Susan Bayh an issue in fight over health care: In 2 years, she earned $2.1M
CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Susan Bayh an issue in fight over health care: In 2 years, she earned $2.1M on health company boards. “But for Bayh, health care isn’t just the latest high-stakes political fight in Congress...

Calif. fight over inmate care may go to high court
Calif. fight over inmate care may go to high court By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer Posted: 03/14/2009 San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO?When the quality of health care in California's sprawling prison system was first challenged in court, it seemed...

79% Say Health Reform is Key to Addressing the Economy
The rising cost of health care is straining the wallets of American families, the balance sheets of our businesses, and the long term health of our federal budget. Two out of three personal bankruptcies in 2007 were a result of medical debt and last year, more than half of Americans postponed medical care or skipped [...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Sun Mar Health Care Settles Class Action for $2 Million

Hurricane Ike
Gulf Coast Residents Fight for Compensation

Pittsburgh Health Care Facilities
Facing Wages Class Actions