Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Similar Schools
The LA County judge that struck down California’s teacher tenure laws as unconstitutional is following in the footsteps of Brown V. Board of Education. In Brown, the Supreme Court forced all schools in a district to have demographically similar student populations. Then came decisions mandating expenditures/student be increasingly equalized across schools. Now comes the first…
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Opponents of healthcare reform (PPACA) contend it’s unconstitutional, as it forces us to buy health insurance or pay a fine. But is it? Suppose the IRS raised our taxes by the penalty amount, then gave everyone with insurance a deduction equal to the penalty? This would be functionally equivalent to the PPACA tax provisions. It’s…
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Last week the Supreme Court shielded makers of generic drugs from suit as long as their labels follow the brand-name (BN) counterpart. As a result consumers harmed by inadequate warnings can obtain relief only if they purchase BN drugs. The good news: generics will get cheaper as fear of lawsuits is reduced. The bad news:…
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