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STORM AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE: NEGOTIATING DISPUTES IN THE FACE OF COVID AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
No full textMemo in Support of Committee of Tort Claimant Creditors to Compel Debtor to Comply with Rule 2004
No full textMemorandum of law in support of the Official Committee of Tort Claimant Creditors for an order compelling debtor to comply with Rule 2004 subpoena, filed February 22, 2021
Debtor\u27s Objection to Motion by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Entry of an Order Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004 Authorizing Examinations and Production of Documents
No full textDebtor\u27s objection to motion by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for entry of an order pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004 authorizing examinations and production of documents, filed February 22, 2021
GSI and LMI Objection to Diocese\u27s Disclosure Statement and Joinder
No full textSupplemental Objection of Granite State Insurance Company and Lexington Insurance Company to Debtor\u27s disclosure statement and joinder to certain of (I) the objections filed by LMI to the debtor\u27s disclosure statement, (II) the objections filed by Century Indemnity Company to the debtor\u27s disclosure statement, and (III) the objections filed by Century to solicitation, tabulation, and voting procedures proposed by the debtor, filed on March 11, 2021
Order Establishing Deadlines for Filing Proofs of Claim
No full textOrder establishing deadlines for filing proofs of claim and approving the form and manner of notice thereof, filed January 27, 2021
Joinder of Certain Abuse Survivor Claimants to the Objection of the Official Committee of Tort Claimant Creditors to the Diocese\u27s Motion for Entry of an Order Establishing a Deadline for Filing Proofs of Claim and Approving the Form and manner of Notice Thereof
No full textJoinder of certain abuse survivor claimants to the objection of the Official Committee of Tort Claimant Creditors to the Diocese\u27s motion for entry of an order establishing a deadline for filing proofs of claim and approving the form and manner of notice thereof, filed January 20, 2021
Taking Exception to Assessments of American Exceptionalism: Why the United States Isn’t Such an Outlier on Free Speech
No full textOne of the most significant challenges to human freedom in the digital age involves the sheer power of private companies over speech and the fact that power is untethered to existing free speech principles. Heated debates are ongoing about what standards social media companies should adopt to regulate speech on their platforms. Some have argued that global social media companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, should align their speech codes with the international human rights law standards of the United Nations (“U.N.”). Others have countered that U.S.-based companies should apply First Amendment standards. Much of this debate is premised on a fundamental misunderstanding about the scope of freedom of expression protections under U.N. standards.
This Article addresses that pervasive misunderstanding by engaging in a detailed comparison of key doctrines underlying both bodies of law. The Article provides the first in-depth comparison of U.S. and U.N. standards on freedom of expression since the U.N. human rights machinery adopted pivotal interpretations of this human right a decade ago. The Article finds that both standards provide a principled and disciplined approach to speech restrictions by creating a presumption in favor of speech, prohibiting unduly vague and overbroad speech restrictions, mandating that only narrowly tailored burdens on speech be authorized, and requiring that any restrictions serve important public interest objectives.
While this Article does not argue that the two bodies of law completely converge, it does maintain that the key doctrines they share should inform—and perhaps transform—the ongoing debate about what standards social media companies should use in curating content on their platforms. U.N. standards are more protective of speech than is generally understood to be the case and provide a framework that can be translated to the context of private sector content moderation
Achieving Better Care in Pennsylvania by Allowing Pharmacists to Practice Pharmacy
No full textTraditionally, state legislatures implemented Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (“PDMPs”) to assist prescribers, pharmacists, and law enforcement in identifying patients likely to misuse, abuse, or divert controlled substances. PDMP databases contain a catalog of a patient’s recent controlled substances that pharmacies have filled, including the date, location, the quantity of medication filled, and the prescribing health care provider. Prescribers in Pennsylvania have a duty to query the PDMP before prescribing controlled substances in most clinical settings. Pharmacists have a similar duty in Pennsylvania to dispense safe and effective medication therapy to patients and to screen patients for potential signs of misuse, abuse, or diversion.
However, Pennsylvania’s most recent PDMP laws, The Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program Act (“ABC-MAP” Act) and the Safe Emergency Prescribing Act (“SEP” Act), restrict a pharmacist’s access to the PDMP in the hospital’s emergency room. Pharmacists need PDMP access to screen for drug-drug interactions and for potential misuse, abuse, or diversion. Pharmacists’ need for this tool is especially great in light of the current drug epidemic.
As licensed medication experts, pharmacists have the training and expertise to identify patients at risk for chemical dependence and addiction. However, a pharmacist who accesses the PDMP for a patient who has been prescribed a controlled substance without authorization under these laws may face criminal, civil, and administrative liability that could affect his ability to maintain a license and practice pharmacy.
This Comment first explains the unique standard of care that a Pennsylvania pharmacist owes to his or her patients and the interprofessional relationship between prescribers and pharmacists. This Comment then will argue that pharmacists, as essential health care providers, require PDMP access to improve patient outcomes, especially in the emergency room setting