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Journals Legal Newsletter for Wednesday May 13, 2026 ( 9 items )  

American Action Forum: Certificate of Need - The Scope and Impact of Health Care Supply Restrictions
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The American Action Forum issued the following research on May 12, 2026, by health care policy analyst Nicolas Montenegro: * * * Certificate of Need: The Scope and Impact of Health Care Supply Restrictions Executive Summary * While federal policymakers establish national parameters for health care coverage and delivery systems, state-level policies that shape individual markets contribute to significant variation in health care access, quality, and costs across the coun  more

Blumenthal Calls Out Trump's FDA for Pattern of Political Interference in Lifesaving Scientific Research
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls Out Trump's FDA for Pattern of Political Interference in Lifesaving Scientific Research U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary, raising concerns about the Trump Administration's disturbing pattern of political interfer  more

Brock School of Business Juniors Present Research at National Economics Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 11 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Brock School of Business Juniors Present Research at National Economics Conference * Three Brock School of Business students represented Samford University on a national stage, April 5-7, at the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Juniors Jay Clemmer, Anna Lynn Harms and Leah Watson participated in the Undergraduate Research Competition, presenting origin  more

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: DMA Two Years In - Fit for Purpose?
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 12, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow William Echikson and senior researcher Anda Bologa: * * * DMA Two Years In: Fit for Purpose? Europe's landmark Digital Markets Act aimed to jumpstart competition by breaking Silicon Valley gatekeepers' grip over digital markets. Instead, it raises security and privacy risks. * Nobody except European trustbusters seems happy. Tech's largest companies  more

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Feds Target Tech Sector Immigration Practices - 5 Ways to Safeguard Your Hiring Process
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on May 12, 2026: * * * Feds Target Tech Sector Immigration Practices: 5 Ways to Safeguard Your Hiring Process The federal government is ramping up enforcement against tech companies that allegedly hire foreign nationals using temporary work visas, when qualified U.S. workers may be available. In a recently filed lawsuit against a U.S. data analytics and AI firm, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Divisio  more

Guided by Purpose: Jazmine James Finds Her Calling in the Law
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 12 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Guided by Purpose: Jazmine James Finds Her Calling in the Law * Jazmine James decided she wanted to be a lawyer when she was in fifth grade. Years later, that dream seemed deferred. However, a setback became the push she needed to pursue law school. "I was working as a paralegal and loving it, but I was laid off, and alongside applying to more jobs, I finally applied to law schoo  more

Professor Medha D. Makhlouf gives Nordenberg Lecture and receives Achieving Excellence Award at Pitt Law
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf gives Nordenberg Lecture and receives Achieving Excellence Award at Pitt Law * CARLISLE-On March 17, Professor Medha D. Makhlouf delivered the annual Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Society. Her lecture was titled "The Past, Present, and Future of Immigrant Access to Health Care in the United States." During a luncheon preceding the lec  more

Rep. Summer Lee Joins Oversight Dems for Epstein Investigation in Palm Beach
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Oversight Dems for Epstein Investigation in Palm Beach * PALM BEACH, FL - MAY 12, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Oversight Committee, joined Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Democratic colleagues for a field hearing in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the ongoing congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes. The hea  more

WATCH: In Palm Beach Hearing, Pressley Highlights Economic & Emotional Harms Borne by Epstein Survivors
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: In Palm Beach Hearing, Pressley Highlights Economic & Emotional Harms Borne by Epstein Survivors * "There is no amount of compensation that could ever fully account for what was stolen, but every single survivor certainly deserves much more than sympathy, and that is the work that I'm committed to doing alongside of you legislatively." As a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Pressley Has Led Calls f  more