The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on June 11 rejected requests by a group of Roman Catholic nonprofit organizations to block the contraceptive coverage requirement in the Affordable Care Act. In consolidated appeals from Michigan and Tennessee, a three-judge panel unanimously agreed with two district court judges that the groups had failed to show a strong likelihood of success on their claims that the law violated their rights. In ruling on similar requests, the Seventh Circuit has denied and the D.C. Circuit has granted injunctions.
NO PAY FOR EXTERNS
The American Bar Association has all but nixed a proposal to let law students receive both pay and academic credit for externships. A panel updating law school accreditation standards recommended doing away with the rule, but the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar disagreed. The proposal next goes to the House of Delegates, but the council has the final say. “The fundamental reason is this perceived tension between the obligations of someone who is a paid employee and a student,” the ABA’s Barry Currier said.
