Posts by Tami Kamin Meyer
Trump Administration Sued for Withdrawing Funding for Science-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is on the receiving end of litigation filed by nine local government, health care and oversight organizations stemming from the Trump Administration’s recent termination of financial grants funding the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP). That initiative, designed to last five years, is an Obama-era program established…
Read MoreOhio Supreme Court Ruling Clouds Future of Toledo Abortion Clinic
The future of the last abortion clinic in Ohio’s fourth largest city has been up in the air since February 6, when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled it violated state laws. In 1986, Ohio enacted legislation requiring certain medical facilities to have an emergency transfer agreement with a local hospital without defining the word “local.”…
Read MoreLinkedIn a Connection Tool for Lawyers
Every minute, two people sign up for LinkedIn, and it is a good bet that many will need an attorney at some point in their lives. Not only that, writers and authors seeking experts to interview for stories and books flock to the site, entrepreneurs turn to it for advice and networking, and lawyers log…
Read MoreIllinois Becomes Second State to Enact Gay Panic Law
When a law barring Illinois defendants from claiming they committed murder after learning the victim’s sexual identity went into effect in early January, that state became the second to enact such legislation. California was the first state to enact the so-called Gay Panic law in 2014. The year before, the American Bar Association (ABA) unanimously…
Read MoreAttorney General Jeff Sessions Removes Block on Prosecution of Marijuana Cases
When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions unilaterally rescinded The Cole Memo on January 4, 2018, a document penned by then-Deputy Attorney General Jeff Cole in 2013 offering guidance to federal prosecutors about prosecuting marijuana-related cases, he probably did not anticipate the firestorm he was about to light. Although efforts to legalize the recreational use of…
Read MoreUber’s No-Good, Very Bad, Driving History
Update: The hits keep coming at ride-sharing giant Uber. Earlier today, the city of Los Angeles sued Uber Technologies, alleging the company broke California laws requiring companies to report data breaches to the public as soon as they are discovered or as soon as possible. It was late November when the ride-hailing entity acknowledged that…
Read MorePresident Trump’s Tax Plan Faces Official Scrutiny
House Ways and Means Committee Releases Sweeping Tax Plan. President Donald Trump has been promising an overhaul of the American tax laws. The House Ways and Means Committee released its first official version of the tax plan, which is certain to face intense scrutiny from opponents, special interest groups and middle class America. The House…
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