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With measles cases surging and vaccinations lagging, family lawyers anticipate parenting disputes

March 6th, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

Whether the dispute concerns a vaccine for COVID or measles or some other medical decision, the court will apply the best interests-of-the-child test. Caspersz says the parent advocating non-vaccination must demonstrate why it would be detrimental to the child and provide substantial medical evidence. The court may also examine the child’s preferences if the child is a mature minor and has the capacity to make medical decisions because they can appreciate the nature, benefits, and negative aspects of receiving the treatment. In Feb. 2023, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in JN v. CG The case involved a…

Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on Trump lawyers’ strategy

March 6th, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that made public months of texts and emails. Under their agreement, Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis turned over more than 1,400 pages of documents, emails and text messages, along with photos and videos, offering a detailed account of the scheme’s origins in Wisconsin. The communications show how they, with coordination from Trump campaign officials, replicated the strategy…