'These doctors are preparing to do exactly what EMTALA forbids: transfer their patients with emergency medical conditions that threaten their health, their bodily functions, or their fertility — but not clearly their life — to out-of-state hospitals'
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“Doctors have to choose between criminal liability, the potential that they could go to jail, or offering life and health saving care that their patients need”, said Skye Perryman, CEO of Democracy Forward . Molly Martinez reports: tinyurl.com/5b8dx3mx

Amtrak can take control of Union Station, federal judge rules fox5dc.com/news/amtrak-co…

Together with a recent episode of Amicus, this essay from Lindsay C Harrison and Dahlia Lithwick is useful context for the EMTALA argument.

During a press call this morning, St. Luke's chief medical officer Dr. Jim Souza says for all of last year, 1 patient was airlifted to another state for maternal complications. Since January, when SCOTUS lifted the EMTALA protection from the abortion ban, it has happened 6 times.

“SCOTUS Has a Chance to Right the Wrong Its EMTALA Ruling Forced; Will it listen?” Lindsay Harrison and Dahlia Lithwick have this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2024/04/22/#22…

My Viewpoint published today on #EMTALA Case before #SCOTUS . It is reckless for Idaho to tell emergency physicians they must ignore their moral/ethical standards and stand by while a pregnant patient's sepsis or hemorrhage threatens their health. ama-assn.org/about/leadersh…

Big news on D.C.'s Union Station! A federal judge has ruled on Amtrak's decision to take the transit hub by eminent domain. bizjournals.com/washington/new…

By me and Dahlia Lithwick (who you should wish a very happy birthday today).

Amir Ali is an amazing pick for DDC. I supervised his first SCOTUS argument when he was a Jenner & Block associate, and he knocked it out of the park. He’s a rare mix of very high IQ and EQ and will make a terrific judge.

First time 4 lawyers of color arguing in a single day at the Court?

Going to see a friend talk to nine people all at once.

A few months ago, I wrote a long article in The Sling explaining all the red flags suggesting price-gouging & price-fixing among the major egg producers in the country. Industry-aligned economists jeered at the idea — one even called it “emotional” — and a bunch of news…

Happy birthday to the man many University of Miami law students believed to be my boyfriend from 2005-2006, Steve Vladeck.

Join us for this briefing on #DACA . I’m honored to be participating alongside some incredible leaders.

Nationals won the trade.

Today’s weather in DC: Soup.
And it ain’t gazpacho.

Beats froyo