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  • April 07, 2025

    Split 5th Circ. Undoes Injunction On Texas Strip Club Fee Law

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday reversed an injunction barring the Texas comptroller from enforcing a state law imposing fees on strip clubs that allow on-site alcohol consumption, saying in a split unpublished opinion that a Houston club challenging the law was bound by a 2011 decision that upheld the law.

  • April 07, 2025

    1st Circ. Won't Pause Block Of Unrelated Country Deportation

    The First Circuit on Monday declined to stay a Massachusetts federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.

  • April 07, 2025

    CMS' Nursing Home Staffing Requirements Struck Down

    A Texas federal judge on Monday struck down new staffing standards for nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid, ruling that federal health officials overstepped their authority by establishing a one-size-fits-all requirement.

  • April 07, 2025

    Policy Group Tells 4th Circ. Drug Discount Law Needs Reform

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday allowed a Boston-based think tank to file an amicus brief supporting a district court's injunction against a West Virginia law that pharmaceutical companies and lobbyists claim unconstitutionally expands a federal drug discount program.

  • April 07, 2025

    NJ Panel Upholds Nix Of Police Unions' Retroactive Pay Suit

    Two New Jersey police unions couldn't convince a state appeals court that Atlantic City and the state owed retroactive raises to officers, an appellate panel ruled Monday, finding a law focused on assisting municipalities with financial troubles supplants agreements about wage increases and promotions.

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