The hottest seat in Washington this week is at the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the court will hear a highly anticipated case about a Louisiana abortion law that will test conservative justices' commitment to precedent.
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People have been waiting in line since yesterday for tomorrow's high court hearing on abortion, which will test the new conservative bench and its commitment to precedent. But the arguments are unlikely to dispel tension. If anything, activists on the left and right will be waiting anxiously all spring
People have been waiting in line since yesterday for tomorrow's high court hearing on abortion, which will test the new conservative bench and its commitment to precedent. But the arguments are unlikely to dispel tension. If anything, activists on the left and right will be waiting anxiously all spring for a decision following Wednesday's debate.
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On the docket at the US Supreme Court
The hottest seat in Washington this week is at the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the court will hear a highly anticipated case about a Louisiana abortion law that will test conservative justices' commitment to precedent.Quartz
A signature Obama-era financial achievement is under threat. US president Donald Trump's most recent appointment to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, does not approve of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau —and now he can do something about it.Quartz
Today the US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency designed to protect Americans from predatory lenders is in need of help. And it's not likely to get it from Brett Kavanaugh.
I'm heading out to the hearing now and eager to see
Today the US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency designed to protect Americans from predatory lenders is in need of help. And it's not likely to get it from Brett Kavanaugh.
I'm heading out to the hearing now and eager to see how the former DC Circuit Court judge who already opined on a similar matter handles the issues as a high court justice today.
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This investigation exposes psychedelic therapy's major problem with sexual abuse. This has been an issue for decades - back when MDMA was legal in the '80s, several therapists were sued and faced allegations. Now that MDMA therapy is in advanced clinical trials, a therapist in one of those trials had
This investigation exposes psychedelic therapy's major problem with sexual abuse. This has been an issue for decades - back when MDMA was legal in the '80s, several therapists were sued and faced allegations. Now that MDMA therapy is in advanced clinical trials, a therapist in one of those trials had a sexual relationship with a PTSD patient. He didn't have a license to practice at the time. But women in the field say their experiences and concerns are routinely dismissed, and the organization behind the clinical trials wants some therapists to be able to practice without a license. MDMA therapy looks set to be legalized very soon, but patients are all too vulnerable to these risks.
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