US District Court Judge Paul Grimm has held that the NAACP can pursue a lawsuit alleging that the US Census Bureau is inadequately funded to conduct the 2020 census, leaving minorities subject to being undercounted. Census funding is on track to be depleted by April, a fact that bolsters the NAACP's claims, the judge said.
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US District Judge George Hazel of Maryland, who previously held that plaintiffs challenging a census question on citizenship lacked evidence of discrimination and conspiracy allegations, said in an order that a "substantial issue" has emerged as plaintiffs seek a rehearing of their claims. "The court's willingness to reconsider its prior decision on the equal protection claim underscores the game-changing significance" of recently discovered documents, said plaintiffs' attorney Shankar Duraiswamy of Covington & Burling.
US District Judge Paul Grimm has ordered the FDA to expedite its reviews of thousands of e-cigarette products in a ruling in favor of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other health organizations, saying that the FDA's decision to delay e-cigarette product reviews by several years was a neglect of its legal duty. Meanwhile, North Carolina has accused Juul in a lawsuit of using youth-targeted advertising and not clearly detailing product-related health risks.
A New York State Supreme Court judge has held that the Orchard Park Central School District does not have to admit two teenagers who have not received all required childhood vaccines. The teenagers' mother cites religious reasons for not having her children fully vaccinated, and she is seeking at-home tutoring or distance learning if her children cannot attend school in person.
Massachusetts has risked "devastating setbacks" for low-income children with mental health conditions by allowing delays in treatment under Medicaid, a federal judge declared. US District Court Judge Michael Ponsor, who rejected the state's request to have court oversight discontinued in an 18-year-old case, said the state often misses its own two-week deadline, a period he suggested may already be too long.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has overstepped its bounds in investigating the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a judge has ruled. The group accredits for-profit schools, which the CFPB is scrutinizing for possible fair-lending violations. The ruling from US District Judge Richard Leon is the first to fault the CFPB for exceeding its authority.