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The daughter of an 83-year-old stroke survivor thought she had found the answer. Her father, who suffered from dementia, had made remarkable progress in inpatient rehab, regaining the ability to walk and perform basic tasks. But once he was discharged, Medicare sent him to a home-health agency in a remote area where therapy was infrequent and poo ...

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Michael Colosi's lawsuit against Charlotte County, Florida, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will proceed, rejecting efforts by both the county and the federal government to have the case dismissed. The decision, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, keeps alive Colosi ...

The blocks south of Houston Street (SoHo) in New York City were a ghost town in the 1960s. Factories had shuttered, warehouses were empty, and landlords struggled to fill vast cast-iron lofts. Then artists moved in, hauling easels and welding equipment into open spaces that no one else wanted. They patched holes, rebuilt staircases, and improvised ...

California native Helina Beck grew up mesmerized by her big sister Holly's passion for surfing. Holly, who is ten years Helina's senior, didn't just love surfing; she excelled at it. Eight-year-old Helina watched as her sister travelled the world, garnered sponsorships and magazine features and even starred in a reality TV show. When Helina express ...

John Harris, longtime Pacific Legal Foundation trustee and former board chair, passed away this summer at the age of 81. This article is reprinted here from PLF's quarterly magazine Sword&Scales. Midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, off I-5 on the Western edge of the San Joaquin Valley, sits Harris Farms and Harris Ranch—a spread ...

According to the Maine Bureau of Insurance, Mainers can expect to see increases of as much as 25% in health insurance rates beginning in 2026.  While Maine already has some of the highest health insurance costs in the country, insurance providers claim the rising cost of health care is forcing their hand. To combat the anticipated rise in insuranc ...

Finding a great healthcare provider is like winning the lottery. And Nurse Practitioner (NP) Marcy Markes' patients have hit the jackpot. Since 2003, Marcy has owned and operated the Columbia Allergy and Asthma Specialists clinic in Columbia, Missouri, where she provides vital treatment to about 6,500 grateful patients a year. As a true testamen ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) while lower courts continue to review the firing's legality. This is the latest in a series of firings as the president tests whether he can remove members of independent boards and commissions until a case officially reaches the Court. Co ...

This article originally appeared in the American Bar Association's Supreme Court Preview. During the 2024-25 term, the Supreme Court squarely addressed environmental statutes in two important cases. One is a blockbuster that aims to rein in judicial review under the National Environmental Protection Act. In the other, the Court established a nov ...