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Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight
Washington state legalized recreational pot in 2012, but the black market lives on. Pot grown legally leaks into illegal markets, while networks of illegal producers pretend they're licensed.
Hospitals Are Partnering With Lawyers To Treat Patients' Legal Needs
Roughly 300 health care systems around the country have set up medical-legal collaborations to help patients solve legal problems that can affect their health — at little or no cost to the patients.
States And Cities Take Steps To Reform 'Dishonest' Bail System
As many as a third of defendants in urban areas remain in jail because they could not post bail. An increasing number of states are changing that with risk-based systems of pre-trial detention.
The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down
The day after Solicitor General Donald Verrilli announced he was stepping down, he sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg to reflect on his five years as the government's chief advocate.
Ruling May Help Patients Keep More Of The Winnings When They Sue
When someone's been hurt and gets cash as part of a legal decision, health plans routinely demand to be reimbursed for medical costs they covered. But a Supreme Court ruling may hinder that strategy.
A Judge's Guidance Makes Jurors Suspicious Of Any Eyewitness
A 2012 New Jersey law was meant to help juries discern factors that make eyewitness testimony strong versus weak. But research suggests a judge's instructions make jurors discount all such testimony.