- by foxnews
- 25 Sep 2026
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The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers on whether low-income Medicaid patients can sue under what is known as Section 1983 - part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 - in order to choose their own qualified healthcare provider.
It involves South Carolina's blocking of Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which the organization argued violated federal law. In a 6-3 decision, the Court noted that the typical redress for such a violation would be for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withhold Medicaid funding from the state, not for an individual to sue the state.
A pocketknife hidden inside a flight passenger's toothpaste tube in a bag was flagged during X-ray screening at Dallas Love Field after a TSA officer spotted a metal object.
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