Trump’s health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
WASHINGTON (AP) — If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major “Obamacare” health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage available to […]
Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump‘s threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of “Obamacare” could put the government in a tricky legal […]
4th High Court go-round for health law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is wading into its fourth dispute over President Barack Obama‘s 5-year-old health care overhaul. The latest “Obamacare” case involves objections by faith-based hospitals, colleges […]
Tardy tax filers risk loss of health care subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sign-up season for President Barack Obama‘s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands […]
Health law’s nonprofit insurance co-ops awash in red ink
WASHINGTON — Fed up with the insurance industry, Democrats used the health care overhaul to create nonprofit co-ops that would compete with the corporations. Now a government audit finds co-ops […]
Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON — Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama‘s health care law got automatically re-enrolled for 2015. Some were rewarded with even bigger taxpayer subsidies […]
Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies underpinning President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul, rejecting a major challenge to the landmark law in a […]
Report: Higher deficits, more uninsured if health law tossed
WASHINGTON — Repealing President Barack Obama‘s signature health care law would modestly increase the budget deficit, while the number of uninsured Americans would rise by more than 20 million, said […]
Vast data warehouse raises HealthCare.gov privacy concerns
WASHINGTON — A government data warehouse that stores information indefinitely on millions of HealthCare.gov customers is raising privacy concerns at a time when major breaches have become distressingly common. Known […]
Health law is now ‘reality,’ despite what critics say
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared his health care law a firmly established “reality” of American life even as the legality of one of its key elements awaits […]
How do justices weigh Obamacare ruling consequences?
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court could wipe away health insurance for millions of Americans when it resolves the latest fight over President Barack Obama‘s health overhaul. But would the […]
Administration asks judge to toss House health care suit
WASHINGTON — Obama administration attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to throw out a politically charged lawsuit by House Republicans over the president’s health care law, but encountered plenty of […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Appellate counsel: United States v. Samuels
- Fourth Department – Pre-answer motion to dismiss: Villalba v. City of Auburn, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Office of Children and Family Services: Lawyers for Children, et al. v. NYS Office of Children and Family Services, et a.
- Fourth Department – Assault: People v. Talley
- Court of Appeals – Family Court Act: Abdoch v. Abdoch
- Second Circuit – Medicaid: Bellin v. McDonald
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
Law News
- Convictions reversed over illegal NY State Police search
- NY judge rejects motion to collect on Iowa court judgment
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript








