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Medical Privacy

Rethinking Maryland v. King Amid the Changing Landscape of Technology and Privacy

In a landmark 2013 decision, Maryland v. King, the Supreme Court upheld mandatory DNA collection from arrestees as part of booking procedures, likening cheek swabs to fingerprinting. But 13 years later, renewed public concern about genetic privacy seriously undermines the assumptions underlying King.

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Liability

Snow Shovel Politics

Boston is slowly waking from its snowy slumber. Weeks after one of the snowiest storms in the city’s history, drifts still rise several feet along streets and sidewalks as residents pick their way through narrowed passages and over icy curbs.
Published
February 23, 2026

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Medicare/Medicaid

Why It Matters: HR1’s Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules

The 2025 budget reconciliation bill (“HR1” or “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) significantly amended Medicaid, the federal public health insurance program for low-income people. HR1 has garnered significant attention surrounding new rules like work reporting requirements that limit the ACA’s Medicaid eligibility expansion.
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February

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Mental Health

The Deadly Cost of Ignoring Clinical Need

Iryna Zarutska immigrated to North Carolina in August 2022, fleeing war-torn Ukraine. Exactly three years later, she was taking the subway home from a shift at a local Charlotte pizzeria when, abruptly, Decarlos Brown fatally stabbed her. 
Published
February 11, 2026

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Research Misconduct

It’s Time to Safeguard Genomic Data

On Jan. 24, 2026, the New York Times reported that DNA sequences contributed by children and families to support a federal effort to understand adolescent brain development were later co-opted by other researchers and used to publish “race science” claims about intelligence.
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January 28, 2026

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