Ken Strickland-Garcia

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Fifth Circuit Rules Probation Officer Cannot Mandate Inpatient Medical...

On October 27, the Fifth Circuit ruled that a probation officer cannot require a probationer to attend in-patient mental health treatment, absent explicit judicial instruction.  The underlying case at...

Georgia Mask Mandate Exemption Vioaltes Voting Rights Act, Court...

On October 27, in the Western District of Texas, the Honorable Judge Jason Pulliam overturned a portion of Georgia Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-29 (which generally mandates...

D.C. Court Refuses to Block FDA Ban of Imported...

On October 23, in the District of Columbia, District Judge Randolph Moss denied a preliminary injunction, while allowing the case to proceed to trial, requesting to enjoin the...

COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Case Dismissed After Denial of...

On October 27, in the Northern District of California, District Judge Charles R. Breyer granted a motion to dismiss in favor of California Capital Insurance Company, an insurance...

Louisiana Governor Sues State Legislature to Enjoin Overturning of...

On October 26, the Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, sued the Louisiana House of Representatives in Louisiana state court to enjoin the legislative body from overturning the...

1st Circuit Upholds Opioid Conviction Against Prescriber

On October 23, the 1st Circuit upheld a criminal conviction against Christopher Clough, a physician assistant accused of overprescribing the opioid Subsys in exchange for kickbacks in violation...