Boeing ordered to be arraigned on charge in Max crashes A federal judge is ordering Boeing to appear in court next week and be arraigned on a felony charge stemming from crashes of two 737 Max jets The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Democrats' same-sex marriage tradeoff Amendment reaffirms a 1993 law that has been used to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination Salon · Nov 21, 2022
737 MAX crash victim families press U.S. on Boeing settlement Relatives of passengers killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes pressed U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday to unwind a 2021 deal that allowed the U.S. planemaker to escape criminal prosecution. Reuters · Nov 19, 2022
Polish airline asks U.S. judge to declare it crime victim in 737 MAX case Polish national airline PLL LOT on Friday asked a U.S. judge to declare it was a crime victim in the Boeing 737 MAX criminal case, a move that could make the airline eligible for significant compensation. Reuters · Oct 28, 2022
Judge O'Connor Rules that the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes Victims' Families Represent Protected "Crime Victims" and Can Seek Boeing's Prosecution "In sum, but for Boeing’s criminal conspiracy to defraud the FAA, 346 people would not have lost their lives in the crashes." Reason · Oct 24, 2022
Judge challenges $2.5 billion Boeing 737 Max plea deal after outcry from victims’ families DALLAS — A North Texas U.S. District judge Friday questioned Boeing’s $2.5 billion deferred plea deal in the 737 Max investigation because government prosecutors didn’t seek the input of the family members of the victims of crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Tribune News Service · Oct 22, 2022
US judge applies ‘crime victims’ status in Boeing 737 MAX crashes The first Boeing Max 737 crashed in Indonesia in October 2018, killing 189, and another crashed in Ethiopia killing 157. Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2022
How a Texas court decision threatens Affordable Care Act protections The ACA has required health insurers to provide many medical screenings and other preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But a recent court decision could upend that. WEKU · Sep 14, 2022
Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ensuring coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, coverage for dependents up to age 26… The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022
Q&A: Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that? A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment. Tribune News Service · Sep 12, 2022
Texas judge's medical ruling, explained A federal judge’s ruling in Texas could affect preventative care costs for millions of Americans Salon · Sep 10, 2022
Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that? A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment. Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022
How a Texas conspiracy theorist’s lies and unpaid tickets landed him in federal prison DALLAS — Had he paid his traffic tickets, Jonathan Reynolds likely would have gone about his business without further trouble. Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022
News briefs Search for Las Vegas reporter's killer leads to official's home Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022 Judge rules against required coverage of HIV prevention drug A federal judge in Texas has ruled that required coverage of an HIV prevention drug under the Affordable Care Act violates a Texas employer’s religious beliefs and undercut the broader system that determines which preventive drugs are covered in the U.S. The ruling was handed down Wednesday by Fort Worth-based…
Mic · Sep 7, 2022 A federal judge in Texas ruled that requiring insurance to cover PrEP is unconstitutional District Judge Reed O’Connor sided with an employer who argued that having his company’s insurance cover the HIV drug violated his religious freedom.
Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022 Texas judge says Affordable Care Act's requirement of free HIV drugs violates religious freedom FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge has sided with a Fort Worth orthodontist who argued that requiring health insurance to pay for HIV prevention drugs was a violation of his religious freedom.
The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022 Texas judge rules employers not required to cover HIV prevention drugs Federal judge says employers don’t need to cover PrEP drugs if it violates companies’ religious beliefs
Axios · Sep 7, 2022 Federal judge rules that mandated HIV PrEP coverage violates religious freedom The court said that requiring companies to cover HIV PrEP violates corporations' religious rights.
The Texas Tribune · Sep 7, 2022 Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.
Roll Call · Sep 7, 2022 Federal judge rules HIV drug mandate violates religious freedom - Roll Call The judge singled out the drug PrEP and also called into question mandatory coverage of all preventive health care services.
Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022 Texas Christians sue over federal insurance mandate for HIV prevention drugs PrEP AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Christians from Texas is suing to knock down many of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandates, specifically targeting HIV drugs.
Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022 Lawsuit could end free preventive health checkups When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, its authors cited three overarching goals: to improve access to health care, to slow rising medical costs and to improve health outcomes.
Axios · Jul 26, 2022 Affordable Care Act lawsuit threatens contraception access and other preventive services The case will be argued in a hearing today in federal court.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2022 4 Air Force cadets may not graduate due to vaccine refusal Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers later this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials