Under rules implementing the Affordable Care Act, hospitals can be penalized if too many patients return for further treatment within 30 days of being discharged.
In an effort to protect adult residents of Minnesota group homes who have intellectual or cognitive disabilities, emotional issues and/or mental illness, those in charge routinely restrict activities that could…
A Florida dominatrix was within the bounds of legality when she advertised her availability to provide physical punishment and “financial slavery,” a lawyer for Alex Abrams says.
Updated: A New York lawyer doesn’t appear to be contesting a claim that he removed security cameras trained on the front door of a 93-year-old woman embroiled in a landlord-tenant…
On Thursday, a 63-year-old woman who has made international headlines over her repeated claimed efforts to get aboard commercial airlines in multiple states without a ticket was released from the…
A continuing care facility in Virginia has resolved a Justice Department lawsuit claiming the facility discriminated on the basis of disability when it barred some commingling of independent living residents…
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether the size of state legislative districts should be based on eligible voters or the overall population.
During the past year, a 63-year-old retired legal secretary with a penchant for spending time at airports—and, authorities fear, a yen for totally ticketless travel—has tested the resources of the…
A 63-year-old retired legal secretary who repeatedly made headlines within the last year as she was charged with airport-related trespasses and stowaway attempts in multiple states is back in the…
A former state lawmaker being criminally tried in an unusual sexual-abuse case, based on his late wife’s dementia, was acquitted Wednesday by an Iowa jury.
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