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Hawaii Prepares to Implement Our Care, Our Choice Act

Hawaii's Our Care, Our Choice Act takes effect on January 1, 2019. But implementing the law make be more difficult than enacting it. Bloomberg Law News reports "Hawaii’s Assisted Suicide Law: Patient, Provider Education Key." In the meantime, Kōkua Mau is … Continue reading

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“Recalling Jerry Brown’s first Supreme Court choice as his final pick faces confirmation”

Kathleen A. Cairns writes for CALmatters about Governor Jerry Brown’s appointment of Rose Bird as Chief Justice more than 40 years ago and about the subsequent attacks on the “Bird court.” Related:  Video of judicial elections program available; The specter … Continue reading

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Parness: "Faithful Parents: Choice of Childcare Parentage Laws"

Jeffrey A. Parness has posted to SSRN his paper Faithful Parents: Choice of Childcare Parentage Laws, Mercer Law Review (forthcoming 2019). Here is the abstract: In July 2017, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) approved and… … Continue reading

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Trump Administration Issues Plan to Promote Healthcare Choice and Competition

    Here is one analysis: Details: Several of the Trump administration’s recommendations mirror an April 2017 policy paper authored by health care policy experts Martin Gaynor, Farzad Mostashari and Paul Ginsburg. Show less It calls for: Repealing state laws that require providers … Continue reading

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“The Nature and Enforcement of Choice of Law Agreements” (2018) 14 Journal of Private International Law 500-531

This blog post presents a condensed version of Dr Mukarrum Ahmed’s (Lancaster University) article in the December 2018 issue of the Journal of Private International Law. The blog post includes specific references to the actual journal article to enable the reader … Continue reading

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