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On May 18, Justice Catalyst Law announced a federal lawsuit against the Salvation Army on behalf of Mark Tassinari, who…
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Back in June 2020, the Dutch State Secretary for Health, Paul Blokhuis, announced that he wanted to ban all non-tobacco…
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A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…
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[This article is published in collaboration with Narcotica, a podcast about drugs and the people who use them, hosted by…