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The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

  • Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News)
  • Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline (Adam Liptak & Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times)
  • The Supreme Court decisions that gutted environmental protections in 2024 (Natalie Mesa, High Country News)
  • Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to
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The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 17

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 17

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

  • The Supreme Court just took up its first religion case of the year. It could add 6 more. (Kelsey Dallas, The Deseret News)
  • Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules (John Fritze & Ella Nilsen, CNN)
  • Supreme Court stays out of Peter Navarro’s fight to keep emails from first Trump administration (Maureen
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Civil Law

OIG Publishes Special Fraud Alert on Medicare Advantage Marketing Arrangements

On December 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a Special Fraud Alert warning against suspect payment arrangements involving the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) program which could implicate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), the False Claims Act (“FCA”), and other health care fraud and abuse laws. These suspect payment schemes can improperly steer Medicare enrollees to specific MA plans or health care providers based upon financial incentives rather than the enrollees’ needs.

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The morning read for Friday, Dec. 13

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 13

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • US Supreme Court should avoid climate change cases, Biden administration says (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
  • Supreme Court begins online lottery for seating, upending D.C. ritual (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
  • Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president (Char Adams, NBC News)
  • Don’t want to spend days waiting in line to
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Civil Law

Red Cow and Hen House E. coli Outbreak linked to Wolverine Packing

And, undercooked burgers.

Minnesota health officials are urging people to contact their health care provider if they ate a hamburger, especially if undercooked, at a table-service restaurant since Oct. 31 and then developed diarrhea, particularly bloody diarrhea, in the following week.  

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified at least 10 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection in people who had eaten burgers at multiple locations of Red Cow, a table-service restaurant chain with locations in Hennepin, Ramsey … Read the rest

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Justices take up cases on religious tax exemption and California climate change mandate

Justices take up cases on religious tax exemption and California climate change mandate

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejecting efforts by Catholic Charities to seek an exemption from the state’s unemployment tax. Catholic Charities contends that both it and the four agencies that operate under its umbrella qualify for the exemption because they are operated “primarily for religious purposes.” The group, which is controlled by the bishop of the diocese of Superior, says that the state supreme court’s contrary decision, which rested … Read the rest