medical-decision

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-1224 Laila N. Hirjee v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-05-21 Denied Response Waived appellate-deference appellate-review deference evidentiary-standard inferences jury-verdict medical-decision prosecutorial-discretion standard-of-review weak-evidence weak-inference I. What level of deference from an appellate court is appropriate to a jury's verdict, when the verdict is based entirely on weak inferences to be dra…
21-1381 Enrique Vazquez-Quintana v. Jose Alberto Morales-Rodriguez, et al. First Circuit 2022-04-26 Denied civil-rights court-ruling democratic-system due-process expert-testimony free-speech medical-decision medical-expertise scientific-evidence standing 1. In a democratic system, can a court of any hierarchy issue a ruling regarding a consensual medical decision that dismisses, refutes, or ignores the…