As of Thursday, August 27, 2026, six reported foodborne illness outbreaks are running at the same time in the United States, and between them they account for 11,549 reported illnesses, at least 552 hospitalizations and two deaths. They are Cyclospora in iceberg
FDA updated its Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks table today, August 26, 2026, and the Active section now runs to nineteen files. Add up the case counts the agency publishes on each one and the table describes 12,201 illnesses, 595
In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, (6th Cir., Aug. 21, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Free Speech, Establishment Clause and Equal Protection challenges to a city Ordinance that changed the rules on what flags could
“… referring to transition surgeries for minors. Dr. El-Sayed responded by asking if Mr. Watters was circumcised. ‘Uh, yeah, but that’s a personal question, doctor,’ Mr. Watters responded, laughing, before contending that ‘circumcision’s different than castration.’ Dr. El-Sayed said that
In Martins v. Romero, (ED MI, Aug. 21, 2026), a Michigan federal district court refused to dismiss a suit by a Catholic priest against a podcaster and a frequent guest on the podcast, alleging that their podcasts defamed him
This chart stood at 31,521 on Wednesday. Tonight it stands at 31,972. West Virginia and Florida posted new numbers, Michigan reported on Thursday, and one row of my own chart turned out to be short by 31 people. The federal
In Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Inc., No. 25-1727, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 2427143 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026), several out-of-network medical providers treated a patient covered under La-Z-Boy’s ERISA-governed health benefit plan after Blue Cross
In McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, No. 2:21-CV-12819, 2026 WL 2391210 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 17, 2026), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied a long-term disability claimant’s second motion for attorney
As some Tribes reject hyperscale data centers in Indian Country, others are embracing data center development. Others are imposing moratoria on data centers to allow for further studies and policy development. Below is a snapshot of what Tribes are doing.
