Family law - medical consent - Indiana Supreme Court holds that family may terminate treatment for never-competent patient in persistent vegetative state

Article Abstract:

The Indiana Supreme Court in In re Lawrance failed to provide for an incompetent patient's best interests by giving too much authority to families and physicians to terminate treatment without independent standards of review. The court ruled that families and physicians can withdraw treatment without prior court approval and that only family members and physicians have standing to contest treatment decisions. The court did not recognize that families and physicians may be influenced by factors other than the best interests of the patient.

Medical care decision-making authority (Law), Medical care decision making authority (Law), Persistent vegetative state

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Civil rights - public accommodation statutes - New Jersey Supreme Court holds that Boy Scouts may not deny membership to homosexuals. Dale v. Boy Scouts of America

Article Abstract:

The New Jersey Supreme Court in Dale v. Boy Scouts of America found that the Boy Scouts of America falls into the category of a public accommodation and is subject to the state civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation without violation of its 1st Amendment association rights.

Laws, regulations and rules, Discrimination against gays, Membership, Freedom of association, Boy Scouts of America, Discrimination in public accommodations, Public accommodations discrimination

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Family law - contract - Supreme Court of New Jersey holds that preembryo disposition agreements are not binding when one party later objects

Article Abstract:

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that an agreement between a husband and wife regarding disposition of preembryos harvested at a fertilization clinic was not binding when the couple separated and the wife changed her mind.

Contracts

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