Dr. Sunil Aggarwal says he has a right to prescribe psilocybin — the hallucinogenic compound in “magic mushrooms” — under state and federal “right to try” laws, which give terminal patients access to experimental drug therapies before they are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. More than 40 states, including Washington and California, have such laws in place, and Congress passed a federal version in 2018.

(Subscription required) She hears roughly 70 arraignments and trials in the morning and then another 70 arraignments in the afternoon, and most litigants are self-represented. The job requires a lot of empathy.

(Subscription required) Rental applicants in Massachusetts recently reached a $2.28 million settlement agreement against a tenant screening service, SafeRent Solutions, after alleging the company’s algorithmic screen program disproportionately harmed Black and Hispanic rental applicants using federally funded housing choice vouchers.

(Subscription required) Discussions around litigation funding disclosure regulations have floated around state legislatures and Congress for several decades, and while some judges across the country have implemented local rules, third-party financing remains largely unregulated.