As a result of the ruling, the cases will be sent back to the lower courts, where the federal government and the plaintiffs will hammer out the specifics.
Did Evenly Split Supreme Court Promote Contraception Compromise?
Illinois Schools and Social Service Agencies Face 2nd Year without State Budget
Illinois has always been a poster child for late payments on its contracts with nonprofits, but as the state’s budget stalemate stretches into a second year, lines of credit, loans, and other survival mechanisms are fully in play.
Pfizer Blocks Use of Its Drugs in U.S. Executions
Bowing to pressure, Pfizer joins a group of drug manufacturers that will no longer permit its drugs to be used for executions. However, will more states now opt to use drug companies outside the purview of the FDA to carry out executions, nullifying the impact of Pfizer’s decision?
A Large Gift Saves One School but Highlights Dangers of Private Money in Public Systems
One of three Michigan elementary schools scheduled for closure received an anonymous gift to save the school, but that gift also resurfaced the debate over private philanthropy’s role in the provision of public services.
Pallotta’s New Notion: One Brain, Many Bodies
The Harvard Business Review could perhaps be a bit more rigorous about what it publishes regarding the nonprofit sector. Do we really need a central committee?
Hybrid Center Aims at Exponential Impact on Philadelphia Neighborhood
A $45.2 million block of new construction will offer health care, recreation, and literacy services through an innovative public-private partnership involving three city entities and a children’s hospital.
Clinton Foundation “Doles Out Funds to Friends”: Is There a “There” There?
The latest in a series of media stories raising questions about the Clinton Global Initiative flows predictably out of its design, which intentionally blurs charity, business and politics in a network that includes many close associates.
Nonprofit’s Program Matches Youth Survivors of Trafficking to Travel Jobs
A UK-based NGO shows the world how to help severely disadvantaged youth launch careers in the travel industry.
Revocation of Federal Tax Exemption at Historic African-American Theater Holds Warning for Others
The receipt of an IRS tax exemption revocation is difficult in any situation, but when an organization is already struggling, it can be immediately dangerous.
Governance and Accountability: A Different Choice for Nonprofits
Ideas about boards and governance are underdeveloped in the nonprofit sector, leaving many nonprofits relatively weak in comparison to their true potential. This article provides a number of alternative conceptual frameworks that may produce better results for your nonprofit board.
Hospital Cuts Ties with Medicaid-Imposed Mental Health Vendor in Tragic Case
There are two admitting protocols for people in a mental health crisis in Massachusetts, one for people with insurance and another for people on Medicaid. One terrible tragedy puts a spotlight on the challenges of coordinating emergency medical and mental health services and raises questions about who should make decisions in the emergency department.
Some Obamacare Funding Declared Illegal by D.C. Federal Judge
In yet another challenge to health care reform, a federal judge ruled that the government illegally spent funds that weren’t appropriated by Congress.